Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (13-12) are on their way to Charles Koch Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Wichita State Shockers (10-16).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane played Rice and earned the victory with a final of 93-82 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane walked away with 17 while Rice finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They converted 6 of 20 shots from beyond the arc. Rice shot 69.6% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 23 shots. Furthermore, Rice collected 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Rice doled out 14 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Tulsa allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 30 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup while creating 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane made 22 of 26 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Tulsa ended the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 of 65) and made 11 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

PJ Haggerty is one guy who came through in this game. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Tulsa steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 13-12 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Tulsa is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per contest and has tallied 319 dimes on the season, which is 260th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (197 of 596) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 75.7 points per game (123rd in the nation) while shooting 43.5% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Hurricane are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They give up 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 230th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.4). The Golden Hurricane defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.2% (647 of 1,533) and they concede 38.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 173rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 329 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wichita State Shockers went home defeated by a final of 72-61 when they played Charlotte. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Wichita State permitted Charlotte to get 29 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.5% from distance by going 5 of 13 and ended up shooting 17 out of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). The Shockers permitted Charlotte to convert 25 out of their 52 tries from the floor which had them at 48.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Shockers walked away from this one shooting 25 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Wichita State made 4 out of their 14 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 7 of them for a percentage of 43.8%. Charlotte was called for 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Shockers were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game.

Xavier Bell was important for the Shockers for the contest. He buried 7 of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Wichita State has a win-loss record of 10-16 for the year. The Shockers have committed 15.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.4 times per contest (310th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. Wichita State has accounted for 1,875 pts this season (72.1 per game) and they pull in 39.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Shockers are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which is 193rd in D-1.

The Shockers on the defensive end are ranked 235th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 73.6. They are able to force 10.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (93rd in college basketball). The Wichita State defense concedes 33.1% on 3-point attempts (216 of 652) and their opponents are making 74.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.9 assists and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which is 279th and 235th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wichita State

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