Wichita State vs Tulsa 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-19) vs. Wichita State Shockers (15-12)
March 10, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wichita State Shockers -6.5 / Tulsa Golden Hurricane +6.5; Over/Under: -134.5
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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Wichita State Shockers meet in college basketball action from the Dickies Arena on Thursday night.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane come into the conference tournament as the #10 seed after finishing the regular season at 10-19 overall including a 4-14 mark in conference play this season. Jeriah Horne leads the Golden Hurricane in scoring and rebounding with 16.2 PPG and 6.7 RPG while Sam Griffin has 14.4 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Tulsa up to this point in the season. Darien Jackson has 9.9 PPG and Anthony Pritchard’s chipping in a team-high 3 APG as well this season. As a team, Tulsa is averaging 67.5 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 73.6% from the foul line while allowing 69.6 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field and 36.5% from three this season.
The Wichita State Shockers will enter the conference tournament as the #7 seed, finishing the year at 15-12 overall, including 6-9 in conference play this season. Tyson Etienne leads the Shockers in scoring with 14.9 PPG with 2.8 RPG while Morris Udeze has 10.5 PPG with 6.1 RPG and Ricky Council IV has 11.7 PPG with 5.4 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Wichita State this season. Craig Porter Jr. has a team-high 3.6 APG as well on the year. As a team, Wichita State is averaging 68.5 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 74.9% from the foul line while allowing 66.1 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 31.5% from three this season.
Tulsa is 3-14 ATS in their last 17 games following an ATS win and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Wichita State is 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games following a win and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record.
I get the case to be made either way here, but truthfully, I’m looking at the under. I don’t really trust either team on the offensive end, and I just think that this is a spot where points come at a premium and it’s the defense that ends up stealing the show. Give me the under in a first to 65 wins kind of game.
