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Wichita State vs Tulsa Pick & Preview: Sunday, February 5th Betting Odds

Shockers vs Golden Hurricane Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Wichita State Shockers at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  • Where: Tulsa at Reynolds Center
  • Date: Sunday, February 5th
  • Betting Odds: Wichita State -5.5, WICHST -243 | TULSA +194 O/U 139.0

Shockers Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Tulsa, the Wichita State Shockers will be taking the floor for the 23rd time this season and have an overall record of 11-11. On the road, the Shockers will be playing their 7th game of the season, having gone 4-3. So far, the Shockers have been favored 11 times, going 7-4 straight up. In today’s matchup, the oddsmakers have Wichita State as -5.5 point favorites.

Wichita State’s leading scorer this season is Jaykwon Walton, who is averaging 13.85 points per contest. So far, Walton has accounted for 18.52% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 5.55 rebounds per game and 1.65 assists. Craig Porter Jr is the second leading scorer for the Shockers, averaging 12.24 points per game. Between him and Jr, they are accounting for 35.7% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Wichita State this season, as they are currently ranked 288th in college basketball at 68.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Shockers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 31.1%, placing them 414th in the NCAA.

Golden Hurricane Preview:

Tulsa will take the floor against the Shockers with an overall record of 5-16. So far this season, Tulsa has played 13 games at home, sitting with a record of 5-8. For the season, Tulsa has been the underdog in 17 games, sitting with a mark of 2-15. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Golden Hurricane being +5.5 point underdogs.

Tulsa will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Sam Griffin who is averaging 15.71 points per game for the Golden Hurricane. Griffin is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Golden Hurricane’s offensive game plan is the play of Bryant Selebangue who has hit 64.1% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 12.71 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Tulsa this season, as they are currently ranked 316th in college basketball at 67.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Golden Hurricane’s 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.2%, placing them 239th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Tulsa Golden Hurricane +5.5

In today’s matchup, our analysis has identified the best bet as an opportunity to bet on a home underdog. Coming into the game, the Wichita State Shockers are the betting favorite with a point spread set at -5.5. However, we anticipate Tulsa putting up a strong fight and benefiting from playing at home and see them covering the spread. It is likely, the the public is going to side heavily with the Shockers as the favorite. But, we see this line being set too high and like the value of taking the Golden Hurricane to cover.