Wichita State Shockers vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 3/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Monday, March 3, 2025

Location: The Super Pit in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Super Pit is where the North Texas Mean Green (20-6) will go up against the Wichita State Shockers (17-10) on Monday.

The Wichita State Shockers stepped onto the hardwood against Tulane and notched a win by a score of 78-67 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Shockers ended up with 17 and Tulane finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They converted 3 out of their 14 shots from 3-point range. Tulane walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 18 attempts. Moreover, Tulane pulled down 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Tulane earned 5 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Wichita State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.0% from the floor on 27 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for the matchup while creating 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Shockers converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Wichita State finished having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (28 out of 56) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Xavier Bell is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up with 23 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He shot 46.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Wichita State comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 17-10 on the year. They are averaging 74.8 points per outing (151st in the nation) while connecting on 45.3% from the field. The Shockers are shooting 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (140 of 456) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wichita State is pulling down 38.7 boards per game and is sitting with 334 dimes for the year, which is 310th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.8 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Shockers are able to force 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They give up 34.0% on shots from downtown while they are 208th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.8). The Shockers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (722 of 1,675) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 222nd in college in giving up assists with 384 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the North Texas Mean Green walked away with a victory by a final of 64-57 when they played South Florida. When it comes to rebounding, North Texas allowed South Florida to collect 32 in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 7.7% from downtown by shooting 1 out of 13 and finished the game at 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). The Mean Green allowed South Florida to make 20 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 34.5% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green finished shooting 23 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. In reference to shots from downtown, North Texas buried 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a clip of 73.3%. South Florida earned 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Mean Green earned 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest.

Jasper Floyd ended up being a factor for the Mean Green in this contest. He had 18 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in this game. He made 7 of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

North Texas has a win-loss record of 20-6 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mean Green are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 162nd in the country. North Texas has scored 1,771 points so far this season (68.1 per contest) and they grab 33.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.5 times per contest (356th in college) and they turn it over 10.7 times per contest. The Mean Green are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 76.4% from the free throw line.

The North Texas defense gives up 30.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (147 of 490) and their opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 9.5 assists and 28.3 total boards per game, which is 5th and 2nd in the nation. The Mean Green are ranked 2nd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 58.8. They are able to force 12.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the floor (41st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wichita State

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