Wichita State vs Saint Louis Prediction 11-22-24 College Basketball Picks
Saint Louis (2-1) vs. Wichita State (4-0)
November 22, 2024 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Wichita State -3.5; Over/Under: -
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The St. Louis Billikens and the Wichita State Shockers meet Friday in college basketball action from Sprint Center. Here’s a Wichita State vs St. Louis prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Wichita State vs St. Louis pick.
St. Louis Billikens Betting Preview
The Billikens have been relatively quiet so far this year, with only three games in the bag. St. Louis lost their opener 85-78 versus Santa Clara but then got an easy matchup versus Avila for game two in an eventual 95-44 blowout win.
In Saturday’s matchup with LMU, the Billikens bagged another victory. St. Louis was up by 12 going into the second half, then got outscored 41-35 the rest of the way in a 77-71 win. Both Gibson Jimerson (seven rebounds) and Isaiah Swope had a team-high 23 points. Saint Louis will play Quinnipiac, UMASS Lowell, and Jackson State next.
Wichita State Shockers Betting Preview
Over on the Shockers’ side, they’ve got four games down so far. All have been wins—with a couple of close finishes. Wichita State beat Western Kentucky 91-84 and Montana State 89-69 in their first pair. Game three was a 79-73 win over Northern Iowa.
Matched up against Monmouth on Monday, the Shockers played their closest finish of the year. Wichita State took a 31-30 deficit into the locker room, then surged on a 40-36 second-half run for a 70-66 win. Corey Washington was the top scorer with 20 points and eight rebounds. Wichita State will play Minnesota and Alcorn State after this one.
Why the Wichita State Shockers will win
- Wichita State has won eight of its last nine night games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.
- Saint Louis has lost 10 of its last 12 night games.
- Saint Louis has lost the first half in each of its last six games against non-conference opponents at neutral venues.
Why the Saint Louis Billikens will win
- Wichita State has lost six of its last seven games against non-conference opponents at neutral venues.
- Saint Louis has won the first half in each of its last four night games against non-conference opponents.
Wichita State vs St. Louis Prediction
I might try St. Louis here. Probably not touching it, though. The Billikens have scored pretty well this year, notching 77 or more points in every game. That said, St. Louis has also given up 71 or more points in two of three outings as well. The Billikens did pretty well on the boards in their win over LMU (41 rebounds), which they’ll need to do in order to keep pace with the Shockers.
Speaking of Wichita State, they played pretty badly against a winless Monmouth team in their last outing, getting out-rebounded 41-34 with just 2-of-15 (13.3 percent) from 3-point range. If the Shockers can’t clean up their act here, St. Louis should be able to keep a cover pace.
