UCF at Wichita State Prediction - Basketball Picks 2/8/23

Wichita State Shockers (12-11) vs Central Florida Knights (13-9)

Game Info: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 8:00 pm (Charles Koch Arena)

Betting Odds: Wichita State Shockers -1.5 -- Over/Under: 133.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The UCF Knights will play the Wichita State Shockers in an AAC game on Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

UCF Preview

The UCF Knights are 13-9 (4-6) this season after they lost to Cincinnati by a score of 73-64 in their last game. UCF shot 42.6% from the field and made 10 three pointers in the loss. The UCF Knights are averaging 71.6 points per game, 66.3 points against per game, 36.6 rebounds per game, and 13.5 assists per game. Taylor Hendricks has led the Knights this season with 14.3 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. UCF is shooting 42.9% from the field, 76.2% on free throws, and 36.3% on three pointers this year.

Wichita State Preview

The Wichita State Shockers are 12-11 (5-6) this season after they defeated Tulsa by a score of 86-75 in their last game. Wichita State shot 51.5% from the field and was +11 in rebounding margin in the win. The Wichita State Shockers are averaging 68.8 points per game, 66.5 points against per game, 36.5 rebounds per game, and 11.7 assists per game. Jaykwon Walton has led the Shockers this season with 14 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. Wichita State is shooting 42.8% from the field, 71.5% on free throws, and 29.3% on three pointers this year.

Trends

UCF is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games. The over is 3-0-1 in UCF’s last 4 games. Wichita State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games. The over is 8-0 in Wichita State’s last 8 games. The home team is 3-0-1 ATS in these two teams last 4 head to head meetings.

Pick

UCF comes into this game on a losing streak and has lost five games in a row, while Wichita State has alternated wins and losses over their last five games. I think we are going to see a higher scoring game in this matchup. UCF has gone over 133.5 in five straight games, while Wichita State has gone over 133.5 in four of their last five games. I like the over here.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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