Wichita State Shockers vs Temple Owls Prediction, 2/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Temple Owls

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Wichita State Shockers (13-12) are hitting the road to Liacouras Center on Thursday where they will play the Temple Owls (14-12).

The Wichita State Shockers took the court against SMU and walked away with a win by a score of 91-89 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Shockers left the arena with 23 and SMU finished the game with 16 fouls. They converted 6 of their 20 shots from downtown. SMU ended up going 52.9% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, SMU grabbed 28 boards (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SMU doled out 20 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Wichita State allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the field on 37 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Shockers knocked down 16 of 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Wichita State wrapped up the contest having earned a 57.4% field goal percentage (35 out of 61) and knocked down 5 of their 15 three-point shots.

Kenny Pohto is someone who was a major factor for the game. He finished the game at 86.7% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 41 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He ended up with 28 points on 13 of 15 shooting.

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Wichita State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-12 on the year. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wichita State is grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game and has earned 302 dimes so far this season, which ranks 294th in the nation in terms of passing. The Shockers are shooting 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (158 of 539) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.6 pts per contest (232nd in the nation) while shooting 43.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Shockers are forcing 11.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 215th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 338 conceded this season. The Shockers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.8% (609 of 1,530) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.1% on three-point shots while they are 122nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (67.6).

In their last game, the Temple Owls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-77 against Memphis. In regard to rebounding, Temple allowed Memphis to collect 27 in total (7 offensive). They finished shooting 44.4% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 18 and ended up going 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Owls allowed Memphis to bury 34 of 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 56.7% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Owls finished 28 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.9%. With regard to shooting from distance, Temple converted 10 of their 20 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. Memphis committed 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Owls recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 in this matchup.

Khalif Battle was important for the Owls for this game. He buried 7 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Temple has a mark of 14-12 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Owls are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is ranked 293rd in college basketball. Temple has scored 1,810 points this year (69.6 per contest) and they pull in 35.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per game (147th in the nation) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Owls are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls every game and they go 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Temple defense allows 32.1% on 3-pointers (160 of 499) and opponents are knocking down 67.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.8 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which ranks them 194th and 244th in the country. The Owls on defense are ranked 179th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (133rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Temple

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