Tulane Green Wave vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Tulane Green Wave (15-11) are headed to Charles Koch Arena on Sunday where they will meet the Wichita State Shockers (16-10).

The Tulane Green Wave stepped onto the hardwood against East Carolina and went home with a win by a final score of 86-81 in their last contest. Tulane ended the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Green Wave buried 23 of 29 tries for a percentage of 79.3%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to defense, Tulane allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the field on 29 of 72 shooting. East Carolina dished out 16 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Moreover, East Carolina snagged 35 rebounds (16 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. East Carolina ended up shooting 76.5% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 17 attempts. They buried 10 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Green Wave walked away with 14 and East Carolina finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Kaleb Banks is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 minutes and collected 7 boards. He walked away with 25 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Tulane will play this contest with a mark of 15-11 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Tulane is pulling in 35.7 rebounds per game and has 387 dimes this year, which has them ranked 128th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Green Wave are connecting on 33.6% on three-point attempts (205 of 611) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 74.6 pts per contest (172nd in D-1) while going 44.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Green Wave have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They give up 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 87th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.8). The Green Wave defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 39.9% (608 of 1,524) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 200th in college in giving up assists with 357 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wichita State Shockers went home victorious with a score of 75-68 when they played Florida Atlantic. The Shockers were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. Florida Atlantic had 13 fouls for the game which took the Shockers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.8%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Wichita State converted 6 out of their 10 attempts (60.0%). When all was said and done, the Shockers finished the game shooting 27 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 49.1%. The Shockers permitted Florida Atlantic to make 25 out of their 61 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.0% in the game. They finished the game shooting 34.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Wichita State permitted Florida Atlantic to get 23 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Xavier Bell ended up being a major contributor for the Shockers in the matchup. He made 8 out of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Wichita State has a win-loss mark of 16-10 on the season. As an offense, the Shockers are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 168th in the country. Wichita State has accounted for 1,942 pts so far this season (74.7 per contest) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.2 times per contest (289th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest. The Shockers are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.1% from the free throw line.

The Shockers are ranked 221st in college in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (141st in college hoops). The Wichita State defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (230 of 672) and opponents are knocking down 65.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.6 dimes and 35.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 304th and 222nd 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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