Wichita State Shockers vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 3/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN2

The Memphis Tigers (26-5) will go up against the Wichita State Shockers (18-13) at Dickies Arena on Friday.

The Wichita State Shockers faced off with Tulsa and took a loss by a score of 73-63 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Shockers finished with 17 while Tulsa finished the game with 13 fouls. They also made 5 out of their 18 tries from long range. Tulsa finished 61.5% at the free throw line by converting 8 of their 13 tries. In addition, Tulsa pulled down 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tulsa doled out 12 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Wichita State allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the field on 30 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Shockers knocked down 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Wichita State wrapped up the game with a 38.5% FG percentage (25 of 65) and knocked down 3 of their 16 3-point attempts.

Corey Washington is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished with 14 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He played for 28 minutes and collected 8 boards. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Wichita State enters this one with a win-loss record of 18-13 this season. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wichita State is collecting 38.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 365 assists for the season, which is 321st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Shockers are shooting 29.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (151 of 512) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.7 pts per game (188th in the nation) while shooting 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Shockers are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 202nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.4). The Shockers are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (825 of 1,898) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a squad. They rank 224th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 430 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 84-68 when they played South Florida. The Tigers corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the game. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. South Florida had 18 fouls for the contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, Memphis made 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Tigers ended up shooting 31 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 52.5%. The Tigers permitted South Florida to knock down 24 of 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.9% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 29.2% from distance by going 7 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 23 at the free throw line (56.5%). When talking about rebounds, Memphis permitted South Florida to get 29 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Dain Dainja ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this contest. He knocked down 10 of 13 for this game for a field goal rate of 76.9%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 30 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in this contest.

Memphis has a mark of 26-5 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 42nd in Division 1. Memphis has scored 2,480 pts for the season (80.0 per contest) and they grab 36.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per contest (115th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. The Tigers commit 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense concedes 32.2% on three-point shots (244 of 758) and opponents are making 70.8% of their foul shots. They allow 13.9 assists and 34.3 boards per game, which ranks 250th and 190th in the nation. The Tigers are ranked 214th in college in points per game surrendered with 72.9. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (83rd in Division 1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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