Wichita State Shockers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 3/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Wichita State (+7)

Gallagher-Iba Arena is where the Oklahoma State Cowboys (15-17) will take on the Wichita State Shockers (19-14) on Tuesday in the 1st round of the NIT. Wichita State is 7-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 152.5.

The Wichita State Shockers played Memphis and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-80 in their last game. Wichita State ended the contest having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 of 55) and converted 10 of 24 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Shockers made 24 of 31 tries for a percentage of 77.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 11 dimes in the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Wichita State allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 29 out of 64 shooting. Memphis totaled 17 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Memphis snagged 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Memphis finished shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by burying 22 of their 30 tries. They also knocked down 3 out of their 15 shots from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Shockers walked away with 20 and Memphis finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Bijan Cortes is a guy who came through for the matchup. He accumulated 19 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and grabbed 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Wichita State comes into this matchup with a record of 19-14 this season. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Wichita State is grabbing 38.5 boards per game and has totaled 389 dimes so far this year, which is 291st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Shockers are shooting 30.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (170 of 557) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.8 points per outing (179th in college hoops) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Shockers are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They rank 263rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 456 surrendered so far this year. The Shockers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (878 of 2,028) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 207th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.6).

In their last game, the Oklahoma State Cowboys walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-68 when they faced Cincinnati. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma State allowed Cincinnati to grab 38 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 26.1% from 3-point land by going 6 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Cowboys permitted Cincinnati to make 33 of 69 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Cowboys walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. In relation to shots from distance, Oklahoma State buried 8 of 18 attempts (44.4%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 52.6%. Cincinnati had 18 fouls for this contest which got the Cowboys to the free throw line for 19 shots. They coughed up the ball 23 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Cowboys pulled down 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Connor Dow ended up being a factor for the Cowboys for this contest. He knocked down 4 out of 5 in the game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 13 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

Oklahoma State has a record of 15-17 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Cowboys are shooting 42.6% from the field, which ranks them 296th in college. Oklahoma State has scored 2,323 pts for the season (72.6 per contest) and they average 34.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.6 times per game (253rd in college) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Cowboys are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma State defense surrenders 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (280 of 805) and their opposition makes 71.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.6 assists and 34.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 297th and 209th in D-1. The Cowboys are ranked 304th in college in PPG surrendered with 76.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (302nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wichita State (+7)

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