Wichita State Shockers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 2/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPNU

The Wichita State Shockers (13-8) are on their way to Reynolds Center on Sunday where they will meet the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (18-3).

The Wichita State Shockers faced Memphis and walked away with a win by a score of 74-59 in their last game. Wichita State ended the game having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (30 out of 67) and knocked down 9 of their 26 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Shockers knocked down 5 of 8 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned a total of 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Wichita State allowed 40.7% from the floor on 24 out of 59 shooting. Memphis distributed 8 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Moreover, Memphis pulled down 33 boards (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Memphis finished the game shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of their 11 tries. They also knocked down 3 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Shockers ended up finishing with 18 and Memphis accumulated 15 personal fouls.

Karon Boyd is someone who played a role for this contest. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 23 minutes and also grabbed 1 board. He finished shooting 42.9% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Wichita State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 13-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 77.8 points per contest (150th in D-1) while shooting 44.4% from the field. The Shockers are shooting 36.2% on 3-pointers (165 of 456) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wichita State is pulling in 41.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 249 dimes this season, which is 327th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Shockers are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 65th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 249 surrendered for the season. The Shockers are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.0% (521 of 1,241) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 30.8% on 3-pointers and they are 75th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane went home victorious with a score of 82-66 against North Texas. The Golden Hurricane corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. North Texas committed 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Golden Hurricane to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. In relation to shots from downtown, Tulsa buried 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Hurricane ended up going 28 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Golden Hurricane allowed North Texas to knock down 24 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.1% for the game. They finished the game shooting 22.2% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 18 and ended up going 14 of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). Concerning rebounding, Tulsa permitted North Texas to snag 30 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Tylen Riley pitched in for the Golden Hurricane in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in the game.

Tulsa has a record of 18-3 this year. As an offense, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 31st in college. Tulsa has tallied 1,841 points on the season (87.7 per contest) and they average 38.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per game (96th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. The Golden Hurricane commit 16.2 fouls per game and they shoot 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Golden Hurricane on defense are ranked 134th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (108th in college). The Tulsa defense concedes 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (173 of 515) and opponents are making 72.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.6 dimes and 30.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks 120th and 25th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wichita State

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