UCF vs Wichita State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/10/21
UCF vs Wichita State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/10/21
2021-02-10 19:00:00 EDT
The Wichita State Shockers and UCF Knights meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Addition Financial Arena.
The Wichita State Shockers look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Wichita State Shockers are averaging 73.7 points on 40.5 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 39.9 percent shooting. Tyson Etienne is averaging 18.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while Alterique Gilbert is averaging 9.7 points and 3.3 rebounds. Morris Udeze is dishing 0.4 assists and Ricky Council IV is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Wichita State Shockers are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. The Wichita State Shockers are allowing 27.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.4 rebounds per game.
The UCF Knights need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games. The UCF Knights are averaging 66.4 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 72.2 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Brandon Mahan is averaging 14.1 points and 5.1 rebounds while Darius Perry is averaging 12.9 points and 2.8 assists. Darin Green Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Isaiah Adams is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The UCF Knights are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.6 rebounds per game.
The Shockers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Knights are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 10-3 in Shockers last 13 road games. The over is 5-2 in Knights last 7 overall. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Wichita State Shockers beat UCF a couple weeks ago in overtime, and they’re simply the better team here by a decent margin. The UCF Knights are losing on the season by an average of 5.9 points and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 8.3 points. Wichita State is also 4-1 against the spread on the road this season. You can argue this line should be a lot steeper than it is. I’ll lay the bucket with the Shockers.
