Wichita State at Tulsa 2/20/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:44 AM ET

The Wichita State Shockers visit Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday to square off against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The Shockers fell to 12-12 on the season following a 72-62 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. Wichita State lost both games this season to the Bearcats. The loss snapped the Shockers winning streak at four. Dexter Dennis led Wichita State in the loss with 14 points.

Tulsa improved to 16-10 overall with a 77-73 overtime win against the East Carolina Pirates on Sunday. Martins Igbanu led the Golden Hurricane with 16 points, while five other Tulsa players scored in double figures. The win lifted the Golden Hurricane American Athletic Conference record to 6-7. Markus McDuffie leads the Shockers in scoring with an average of 18.7 points per game. Samajae Haynes-Jones is second in scoring and the leader in assists with averages of 12.4 points and 2.8 assists per game. Jaime Echenique leads the Shockers in rebounds with an average of 5.9 per game. Wichita State is shooting 40.7% from the field and 30.9% from 3-point territory.

DaQuan Jeffries is the leading scorer and leader in rebounding with averages of 13.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Martins Igbanu is second in scoring and in rebounding with averages of 12.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Sterling Taplin leads Tulsa in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Tulsa is shooting 45.8% from the field and 35.2% from 3-point territory.

The home team (Tulsa) in this matchup has covered the number in each of the last 6. Tulsa has covered the number in 4 of the last 5 at home and 6 of the 7 at home versus an opponent with a .400 or lower winning record. Wichita State has failed to cover 6 of the last 8 following a loss straight up. Final Score Prediction, Tulsa Hurricane wins and covers ATS 75-67.

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