Rice Owls vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Wichita State Shockers (13-18) will play the Rice Owls (11-20) at Dickies Arena on Wednesday.

The Rice Owls faced off with North Texas and ended up losing by a score of 71-55 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 13 while North Texas recorded 16 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 22 shots from long range. North Texas finished shooting 56.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, North Texas snagged 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Texas distributed 12 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Rice let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the field on 26 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists for the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Owls made 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Rice finished having earned a 37.3% FG percentage (19 out of 51) and knocked down 6 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Travis Evee is one player who had an impact for this contest. He walked away with 21 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He went 40.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Rice comes into this one with a record of 11-20 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Rice is pulling down 35.6 boards per contest and has earned 439 dimes on the year, which is 120th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 33.3% from downtown (242 of 726) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.7 pts per game (238th in the country) while going 44.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.1% on shots from distance while they are 277th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.3). The Owls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (840 of 1,871) and they surrender 35.5 boards per game as a team. They are 303rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 453 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Wichita State Shockers took a loss by a score of 85-75 when they faced Tulane. When talking about rebounds, Wichita State allowed Tulane to snag 29 overall (5 offensive). They finished the game shooting 42.1% from 3-point land by hitting 8 of 19 and ended up shooting 23 of 32 from the charity stripe (71.9%). The Shockers permitted Tulane to bury 27 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.9% in this matchup. Overall, the Shockers finished shooting 27 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.3%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Wichita State converted 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. Tulane was called for 16 fouls for this contest which got the Shockers to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Shockers were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the matchup.

Colby Rogers ended up being important for the Shockers for the matchup. He made 9 of 22 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 40.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 29 points in his 40 minutes of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Wichita State has a mark of 13-18 on the season. As an offense, the Shockers are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 189th in the country. Wichita State has 2,256 points for the campaign (72.8 per contest) and they pull down 39.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per contest (298th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Shockers are committing 15.5 fouls every game and they connect on 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Shockers defensively are ranked 224th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 73.1. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (80th in D-1). The Wichita State defense allows 32.4% on three-point shots (241 of 744) and opponents are converting on 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.6 dimes and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 256th and 229th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rice

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