Wichita State Shockers vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Boise State Broncos (2-1) will take on the Wichita State Shockers (2-0) at ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday.

The Wichita State Shockers faced Loyola and walked away with a win by a score of 95-74 in their last game. Wichita State ended the contest having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (33 out of 68) and converted 16 of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Shockers knocked down 13 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, Wichita State allowed 42.1% from the field on 24 of 57 shooting. Loyola recorded 14 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. Additionally, Loyola totaled 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Loyola finished shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 15 of 18 tries. They also buried 11 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Shockers ended up with 18 while Loyola accounted for 13 fouls.

Kenyon Giles is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away with 24 points on 7 out of 8 shooting. He played 21 minutes played but concluded the game with no rebounds. He finished the game shooting 87.5% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Wichita State will enter this contest with a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 90.0 points per game (82nd in the country) while hitting 48.8% from the floor. The Shockers are connecting on 35.9% on three-point shots (14 of 39) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wichita State is collecting 45.5 boards per contest and has 25 dimes for the campaign, which is 348th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Shockers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are conceding 30.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 58th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.7). Shockers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 38.4% (66 of 172) and they concede 32.7 boards per game as a group. They are 3rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 22 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Boise State Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 62-58 against Montana State. In relation to rebounding, Boise State permitted Montana State to snag 29 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 30.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Broncos permitted Montana State to knock down 22 of their 59 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.3% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Broncos ended up shooting 17 for 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 33.3%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Boise State knocked down 8 out of 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Montana State was called for 19 fouls for this contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Broncos pulled down 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game.

Javan Buchanan was important for the Broncos for this game. He accumulated 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He knocked down 5 out of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Boise State has a record of 2-1 this year. As an offensive unit, the Broncos are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 116th in the country. Boise State has totaled 264 pts for the campaign (88.0 per contest) and they collect 38.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.3 times per contest (76th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. The Broncos are committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos on the defensive end are ranked 137th in college in points allowed per contest with 69.8. They have forced 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (272nd in D-1). The Boise State defense concedes 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (26 of 86) and their opponents are connecting on 66.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.3 dimes and 27.0 rebounds every game, which is 95th and 14th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boise State

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