South Florida Bulls vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 1/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (8-6) are on their way to Charles Koch Arena on Monday where they will take on the Wichita State Shockers (10-3).

The USF Bulls played East Carolina and took home the win by a score of 75-69 in their last contest. South Florida walked away from the contest having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 out of 57) and knocked down 7 out of their 20 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 16 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 assists in the game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning the defense, South Florida allowed the other team to shoot 35.5% from the field on 22 out of 62 shooting. East Carolina distributed 9 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, East Carolina collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. East Carolina walked away from this one shooting 81.5% at the free throw line by converting 22 of their 27 attempts. They made 3 of 19 tries from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 20 and East Carolina totaled 15 personal fouls.

Kobe Knox is someone who played a role for the contest. He ended up with 18 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He played for 26 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He went 87.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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South Florida will take the court with a mark of 8-6 so far this year. They are averaging 78.5 pts per contest (109th in the country) on 46.9% from the floor. The Bulls are hitting 34.0% on three-point attempts (114 of 335) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Florida is pulling down 35.2 boards per game and has 222 dimes so far this season, which is 63rd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 295th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 201 relinquished on the campaign. The Bulls are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (362 of 829) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 29.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 253rd in college in opponents PPG (73.9).

The last time they took the court, the Wichita State Shockers went home victorious with a score of 87-72 against Friends University. In regard to how they rebounded, Wichita State allowed Friends University to collect 27 in all (10 offensive). They shot 32.4% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 34 and ended up going 9 out of 11 at the charity stripe (81.8%). The Shockers allowed Friends University to make 26 out of 71 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Shockers shot 31 for 60 from the floor which had them at 51.7%. With regard to three-point attempts, Wichita State made 6 out of 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. Friends University earned 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Shockers corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 41 in this game.

Xavier Bell ended up being important for the Shockers in the matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 29 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Wichita State has a win-loss mark of 10-3 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Shockers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks 156th in the country. Wichita State has earned 1,017 points this season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.7 times per game (280th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per contest. The Shockers have committed 14.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Shockers on the defensive side of the court are 241st in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 73.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (117th in college). The Wichita State defense gives up 32.2% on shots from distance (119 of 370) and opponents are knocking down 59.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 15.9 assists and 38.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 333rd and 325th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Florida

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