North Texas Mean Green vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Wichita State Shockers (11-9) will play the North Texas Mean Green (15-4) at Charles Koch Arena on Wednesday.

The North Texas Mean Green played Florida Atlantic and earned the victory with a final of 77-64 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Mean Green ended up finishing with 13 while Florida Atlantic accounted for 15 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 22 shots from long range. Florida Atlantic finished the game shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 15 tries. In addition, Florida Atlantic pulled down 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida Atlantic distributed 10 dimes and had 2 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, North Texas allowed 41.5% from the floor on 22 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 28 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Mean Green made 12 of 21 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. North Texas ended the contest having earned a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 of 55) and made 7 of their 15 3-point shots.

Atin Wright is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He went 46.2% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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North Texas comes into this game with a win-loss record of 15-4 this season. They are averaging 70.1 pts per contest (287th in Division 1) on 45.8% from the floor. The Mean Green are hitting 37.4% on shots from distance (138 of 369) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Texas is pulling in 32.9 boards per contest and has tallied 197 assists for the season, which is 362nd in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Mean Green are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They currently rank 8th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 187 surrendered so far this season. The Mean Green defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (378 of 913) and they relinquish 27.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 4th in the country in PPG from their opponents (59.4).

In their last game, the Wichita State Shockers went home defeated by a final of 84-77 when they faced Tulsa. The Shockers were able to corral 16 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. Tulsa earned 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Shockers to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Wichita State converted 7 out of their 15 tries (46.7%). Overall, the Shockers finished the game shooting 31 for 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.2%. The Shockers allowed Tulsa to convert 30 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.8% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 61.9% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 21 and finished the game at 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Wichita State allowed Tulsa to get 27 in total (9 offensive).

Xavier Bell ended up being important for the Shockers for the matchup. He recorded 19 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 8 of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Wichita State has a mark of 11-9 on the year. The Shockers are committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (255th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. Wichita State has accounted for 1,519 points so far this year (76.0 per contest) and they collect 37.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Shockers are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which is ranked 136th in Division 1.

The Wichita State defense gives up 35.6% on 3-pointers (191 of 536) and opponents are converting on 64.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 15.3 assists and 35.9 boards every game, which is 324th and 259th in those categories on the defensive end. The Shockers on defense are ranked 277th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 75.1. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (209th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Texas

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