Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 3/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Location: Charles Koch Arena in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Wichita State Shockers (18-12) will compete against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-19) at Charles Koch Arena on Sunday.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane took the court against Temple and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-77 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Golden Hurricane left the arena with 19 while Temple totaled 20 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 14 tries from three-point range. Temple finished the game at 80.8% from the free throw line by making 21 of 26 attempts. Furthermore, Temple grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Temple earned 10 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Tulsa let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the floor on 27 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Golden Hurricane buried 17 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. Tulsa ended having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 of 54) and made 8 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Keaston Willis is one player who was a major factor in the game. He finished the game at 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He accounted for 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Tulsa steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 11-19 on the year. They are turning it over 11.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Tulsa is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per game and has 417 assists so far this year, which ranks 184th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 32.6% on 3-point shots (246 of 754) and 65.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.5 pts per game (255th in Division 1) while going 43.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Hurricane are able to force 10.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are 103rd in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 374 surrendered for the campaign. The Golden Hurricane are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (805 of 1,815) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 243rd in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (74.0).

In their last game, the Wichita State Shockers went home victorious with a score of 63-59 against Rice. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Wichita State allowed Rice to pull down 34 in total (10 offensive). They shot 20.0% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 20 and ended up going 15 of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). The Shockers permitted Rice to make 20 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.7% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Shockers finished the game shooting 24 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.1%. Regarding three-point attempts, Wichita State made 2 of 14 attempts (14.3%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 59.1%. Rice was called for 17 fouls for the contest which got the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Shockers collected 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Harlond Beverly was important for the Shockers for the matchup. He totaled 16 points in his 27 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 6 out of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Wichita State has a mark of 18-12 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Shockers are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 167th in the nation. Wichita State has 2,221 points so far this season (74.0 per contest) and they grab 38.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per contest (309th in college) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. The Shockers commit 14.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe.

The Shockers are ranked 196th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 72.4. They have forced 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (143rd in the country). The Wichita State defense gives up 33.8% from downtown (248 of 734) and their opposition makes 66.8% of their foul shots. They concede 13.9 dimes and 34.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 253rd and 205th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tulsa

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