UAB vs Wichita State Prediction 2/27/25 College Basketball Picks

The UAB Blazers and the Wichita State Shockers meet Thursday in college basketball action from Charles Koch Arena. Here’s a UAB vs Wichita State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best UAB vs Wichita State pick. We will examine: 

The UAB Blazers’ recent form and player performance

The Wichita State Shockers’ recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the UAB Blazers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Wichita State Shockers

Recent betting trends in games played between UAB and Wichita State

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the UAB vs Wichita State game

UAB Blazers Betting Preview

The Blazers began the year on a pretty choppy stretch but since the calendar flipped over to 2025 they’ve been much better. UAB opened on a 7-7 run, then hit a winning streak versus Tulsa, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, South Florida, and UTSA before another loss to Memphis. Since then, the Blazers have continued to do well on a 6-1 run with a lone loss to East Carolina. Otherwise, it’s been wins over Tulsa, Charlotte, North Texas, South Florida, Rice, and Temple. That gives UAB an 18-9 overall run through their first 27 games of the 2024-25 campaign. 

In their Sunday matchup with Temple, UAB kicked things off with a 41-32 edge in the first half. The Blazers finished with a 39-32 run from there and cruised to the win 80-64 in the end. Leading the team in the victory was Bradley Ezewiro with 15 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. Tony Toney added 14 points with four rebounds in 34 minutes, and Ja’Borri McGhee doubled up on 13 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists in the win. 

Wichita State Shockers Betting Preview

Over on the Wichita State side, they had one long ugly run in the middle of the season but that’s been bookended by win streaks. The Shockers started at 6-0, then fell to Florida, DePaul, and Kansas City over the next seven outings. Losses to Temple, South Florida, UTSA, East Carolina, Memphis, Tulsa, and North Texas came in the next eight games (with a win over Charlotte). Since then it’s been a win streak over Charlotte, South Florida, UTSA, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, and Tulane. In total that gives the Shockers a 17-10 overall record so far. 

Matched up against Tulane in their home game on Sunday, the Shockers came out of the locker room with a 31-29 deficit. Wichita State hit a 49-36 run the rest of the way however, powering out the comeback win 78-67 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Xavier Bell with 23 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Corey Washington added 19 points with eight rebounds and two assists, while Quincy Ballard had 11 points with nine rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 31 minutes of work on the court during the victory. 

Why the Wichita State Shockers will win

• Wichita State has won each of its last six games against the American Athletic Conference.

Why the UAB Blazers will win

• UAB has won nine of its last 10 night games.
• Wichita State has lost the first half in three of its last four games at Charles Koch Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

UAB vs Wichita State Prediction 

I’ll lean toward Wichita State, but you could call this one either way. It should be a fun matchup. The Shockers dispatched Tulane despite a bad first half in their latest outing and ultimately shot 50 percent from the field with a 36-30 rebounding edge. Wichita State did post 11 turnovers and hit a tepid 6-of-21 from 3-point range but everything worked out well. That makes six straight wins for the Shockers with 69 or more points in each of the last five. 

As for UAB, they hit 43.7 percent from the field in their win over Temple alongside a 47-31 rebounding edge and just eight turnovers. The Blazers have won three straight, scoring 80 or more in each of those. Wichita State is going to have to hit the gas on offense in order to keep a good pace here, but at home, I think the Shockers can pull it off.