Wichita State Shockers vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 3/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs UAB Blazers

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN2

The Wichita State Shockers (14-18) are hitting the road to Dickies Arena on Friday where they will meet the UAB Blazers (20-11).

The Wichita State Shockers played Rice and notched a win by a score of 88-81 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Shockers ended up with 13 and Rice totaled 13 fouls. They buried 9 of their 18 attempts from three-point range. Rice finished the contest at 73.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 19 tries. On top of that, Rice totaled 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rice recorded 22 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, Wichita State allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the field on 29 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 31 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Shockers made 7 of 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Wichita State ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (35 of 70) and converted 11 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Colby Rogers is a guy who came through in this game. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He played for 33 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He totaled 22 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Wichita State steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 14-18 this year. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Wichita State is snagging 39.3 boards per game and has accumulated 384 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 267th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Shockers are hitting 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 617) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.3 points per game (188th in the country) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Shockers are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and they draw 14.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 282nd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 444 relinquished this year. The Shockers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (844 of 1,994) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 32.8% from 3-point land and they are 230th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (73.3).

The last time they took the court, the UAB Blazers got the win with a final of 74-70 when they played SMU. The Blazers were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. SMU committed 26 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They were able to make 27 of them for a rate of 81.8%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, UAB knocked down 5 of their 14 tries (35.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Blazers ended up shooting 21 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.9%. The Blazers allowed SMU to make 27 of 66 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.9% for this game. They shot 29.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 15 at the charity stripe (53.3%). Regarding rebounding, UAB permitted SMU to get 36 in all (13 offensive).

Eric Gaines ended up being important for the Blazers in this game. He tallied 22 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 10 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

UAB has a record of 20-11 for the year. The Blazers are committing 15.8 fouls every game while shooting 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per game (158th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. UAB has tallied 2,396 pts for the season (77.3 per game) and they pull down 38.1 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Blazers are shooting 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 167th in the nation.

The Blazers defensively are ranked 286th in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (257th in D-1). The UAB defense concedes 34.9% on three-point shots (238 of 682) and opponents are converting on 71.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.2 dimes and 34.5 boards per contest, which is 209th and 170th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wichita State

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