Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Wichita State Shockers (16-14) will take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-24) at Dickies Arena on Thursday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane played South Florida and took a loss by a score of 72-56 in their last contest. Tulsa finished the game with a 33.3% FG percentage (17 out of 51) and buried 9 out of their 25 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane made 13 of 21 tries for a rate of 61.9%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 dimes for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defending, Tulsa allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the floor on 28 of 66 shooting. South Florida dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, South Florida snagged 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. South Florida finished shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 12 tries. They also knocked down 7 out of their 30 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up finishing with 16 while South Florida recorded 18 fouls.

Bryant Selebangue is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 minutes and grabbed 11 rebounds. He notched 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Tulsa enters this one with a win-loss mark of 5-24 this season. They average 65.4 points per game (328th in the nation) while shooting 41.3% from the floor. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 31.1% on 3-point shots (220 of 707) and 64.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Tulsa is grabbing 32.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 333 assists so far this season, which ranks 343rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Golden Hurricane are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They rank 334th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 472 surrendered on the year. The Golden Hurricane defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (831 of 1,764) and they concede 38.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 31.3% on 3-point shots while they are 344th in college hoops in PPG allowed (77.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wichita State Shockers walked away with a victory by a final of 69-49 against South Florida. The Shockers were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. South Florida was called for 9 fouls in the matchup which got the Shockers to the free throw line for 7 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Wichita State converted 7 of 20 tries (35.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Shockers shot 28 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Shockers allowed South Florida to bury 18 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.0% for the matchup. They finished 29.2% from distance by hitting 7 out of 24 and finished the contest at 6 out of 12 at the free throw line (50.0%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Wichita State allowed South Florida to get 26 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Craig Porter ended up being a major contributor for the Shockers in the matchup. He buried 9 of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists in the game.

Wichita State has a win-loss mark of 16-14 this season. The Shockers commit 14.9 fouls every game and they shoot 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per contest (204th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest. Wichita State has totaled 2,115 pts on the campaign (70.5 per game) and they pull in 36.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Shockers are shooting 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 173rd in D-1.

The Shockers on the defensive end are ranked 125th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.2. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (22nd in Division 1). The Wichita State defense surrenders 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (245 of 733) and their opponents are making 71.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.7 assists and 34.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 255th and 189th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulsa

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