Wichita State at Southern Methodist 1/22/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Wichita State Shockers visit Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas on Sunday for an American Athletic Conference battle against the SMU Mustangs. Wichita State dropped to 9-9 overall and 2-4 in AAC play following its 88-78 loss to the Memphis Tigers on thursday. The leading scorer for Wichita State was James Rojas with 19 points. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Wichita State.

Jaykwon Walton is leading Wichita State in scoring with an average of 12.4 points per game, while Craig Porter Jr is the second leading scorer, leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 12.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Wichita State has only two players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 66.1 points per game.

SMU looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Wichita State on Sunday. The Mustangs are 7-12 overall and 2-4 in AAC play following a 79-76 victory over Tulsa in overtime on Wednesday. Efe Odigie was the leading scorer for SMU with 22 points. The victory for the Mustangs snapped a four-game losing streak but SMU has five of the last seven.

Zurich Phelps is leading SMU in scoring with an average of 17.2 points per game, while Zach Nutall is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 13.7 points and 2.7 assists per game. Samuell Williamson is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.6 rebounds per game. SMU has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 68.6 points per game.