Wichita State Shockers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 2/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023

Location: Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: fuboTV

Donald W. Reynolds Center is the location where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-16) will attempt to beat the Wichita State Shockers (11-11) on Sunday.

The Wichita State Shockers played Houston and ended up losing by a score of 70-61 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Shockers ended up finishing with 14 and Houston recorded 18 fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. Houston went 86.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 15 shots. Moreover, Houston grabbed 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Houston recorded 14 assists and had 8 steals in the game. With regard to defense, Wichita State allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the field on 25 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 33 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Shockers made 16 of 23 attempts for a rate of 69.6%. Wichita State ended the game with a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 54) and made 3 of their 20 three-point shots.

Jaykwon Walton is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished 61.5% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Wichita State enters this one with a win-loss record of 11-11 for the year. They average 68.0 points per outing (276th in D-1) while shooting 42.4% from the field. The Shockers are shooting 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (142 of 485) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wichita State is pulling in 36.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 250 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 327th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Shockers have forced 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 186th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 290 relinquished so far this year. The Shockers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.4% (523 of 1,329) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 31.4% on shots from distance and they are 81st in college basketball in opponents points per game (66.1).

In their last game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-55 when they played Cincinnati. The Golden Hurricane were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 1 steal in this matchup. Cincinnati was called for 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 81.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Tulsa made 2 out of 9 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Hurricane shot 18 out of 52 from the floor which had them shooting 34.6%. The Golden Hurricane allowed Cincinnati to make 31 out of 67 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. They shot 32.1% from three-point range by going 9 out of 28 and ended up shooting 10 out of 18 at the charity stripe (55.6%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Tulsa permitted Cincinnati to pull down 41 in total (11 offensive).

Sam Griffin ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Hurricane in this game. He made 5 out of 15 in this game for a rate of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Tulsa has a mark of 5-16 for the year. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per game while shooting 65.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per contest (266th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. Tulsa has tallied 1,440 points for the campaign (68.6 per contest) and they average 32.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which has them ranked 278th in Division 1.

The Tulsa defense allows 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (144 of 480) and opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.4 assists and 38.8 total boards per game, which is 339th and 357th in D-1. The Golden Hurricane are ranked 340th in the country in points given up per game with 76.5. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (321st in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tulsa and under the total points

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