Temple Owls vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Temple Owls (15-11) are en route to Charles Koch Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Wichita State Shockers (17-10).

The Temple Owls faced UAB and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-71 in their last game. Temple wrapped up the contest with a 44.6% FG percentage (29 out of 65) and knocked down 1 of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Owls buried 12 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Temple allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 28 of 56 shooting. UAB recorded 15 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Additionally, UAB snagged 29 boards (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UAB finished the game at 78.9% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 19 tries. They also buried 5 of 16 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Owls finished with 16 and UAB finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Jordan Mason is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He racked up 18 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Temple comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 15-11 so far this season. They turn it over 9.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, Temple is collecting 34.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 337 dimes this season, which ranks 270th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 33.6% on 3-point shots (180 of 536) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.5 points per game (230th in D-1) while going 44.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 98th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 331 relinquished this year. The Owls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (651 of 1,474) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 31.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 90th in the nation in PPG allowed (70.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wichita State Shockers walked away with a victory by a final of 92-89 when they faced East Carolina. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Wichita State permitted East Carolina to get 40 in total (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 23.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 28 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Shockers permitted East Carolina to convert 35 out of their 77 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Shockers ended up going 36 out of 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. In regard to 3-pointers, Wichita State knocked down 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 65.2%. East Carolina had 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Shockers to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Shockers were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 43 for this contest.

TJ Williams pitched in for the Shockers for the contest. He converted 11 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and earned 8 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes in the matchup.

Wichita State has a win-loss record of 17-10 so far this season. The Shockers are committing 17.6 fouls every game and they go 67.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 11.9 times per game (322nd in college) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per contest. Wichita State has scored 2,097 pts for the campaign (77.7 per game) and they snag 40.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Shockers are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 228th in D-1.

The Wichita State defense surrenders 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (170 of 557) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.4 dimes and 34.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 38th and 173rd in Division 1. The Shockers are ranked 95th in college in PPG given up with 70.7. They are forcing 11.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (97th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Temple

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