South Florida Bulls vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 3/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPNU

Dickies Arena is the location where the Wichita State Shockers (18-13) will take on the USF Bulls (13-18) on Thursday.

The USF Bulls faced Memphis and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-68 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 18 and Memphis totaled 18 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 25 tries from three-point range. Memphis finished shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 20 tries. In addition, Memphis totaled 40 boards (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Memphis doled out 21 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, South Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 52.5% from the field on 31 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 13 of their 23 shots for a rate of 56.5%. South Florida ended the contest with a 42.9% FG percentage (24 of 56) and made 7 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Jayden Reid is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 77.8% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He played for 29 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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South Florida enters this matchup with a mark of 13-18 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a team they commit 17.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, South Florida is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 451 dimes this year, which is 140th in the country in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (221 of 694) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They average 74.6 points per outing (153rd in D-1) while going 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are giving up 32.9% from 3-point land while they are 261st in college hoops in opponents PPG (74.6). The Bulls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (797 of 1,838) and they relinquish 37.9 boards per game as a group. They are 248th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 439 conceded on the season.

When they last played, the Wichita State Shockers took a defeat with a final score of 73-63 when they played Tulsa. When it comes to attacking the glass, Wichita State permitted Tulsa to grab 31 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 27.8% from distance by hitting 5 of 18 and finished the contest at 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Shockers permitted Tulsa to knock down 30 out of their 59 tries from the floor which left them shooting 50.8% for this contest. Overall, the Shockers shot 25 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Wichita State converted 3 of their 16 attempts (18.8%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. Tulsa had 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Shockers snagged 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game.

Corey Washington ended up being a factor for the Shockers for the matchup. He made 4 of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and earned 8 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists in the matchup.

Wichita State has a win-loss mark of 18-13 so far this season. As an offense, the Shockers are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which is 173rd in the country. Wichita State has accumulated 2,284 pts on the campaign (73.7 per game) and they grab 38.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per game (308th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. The Shockers commit 14.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Shockers on the defensive side of the court are 202nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.4. They are able to force 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (167th in Division 1). The Wichita State defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (253 of 752) and their opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.9 dimes and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 250th and 204th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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