Wichita State vs Western Kentucky Prediction 11/28/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Wichita State Shockers meet Friday in college basketball action from the Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Wichita State Shockers prediction.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Recap

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 97-91 OT loss at the hands of South Florida last time out to sit at 4-2 this season. After this game, WKU will head home for a game against Evansville.

Hilltoppers Trying To Avoid Atlantis Sweep

Teagan Moore leads the Hilltoppers in scoring with 20.7 PPG along with 6.7 RPG while Grant Newell has 10.7 PPG and Armelo Boone has 11.3 PPG with 4.7 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Western Kentucky so far this season. Bryant Selebangue has 8.7 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Hilltoppers in rebounding while Terrion Murdix has 7.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead WKU in assists. As a team, Western Kentucky is averaging 88.3 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 30.7% from three and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Wichita State Shockers Recap

The Wichita State Shockers come into this game looking to shake off a 76-70 loss at the hands of Colorado State last time out to sit at 4-3 on the year. After this game, Wichita State will head home for a game against subdivision Mount Marty.

Shockers Drop 3 Of Last 4

Kenyon Giles leads Wichita State in scoring with 18.7 PPG while Karon Boyd has 10.4 PPG with 7.3 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Wichita State so far this season. TJ Williams has 9.3 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Will Berg has 8.4 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead Wichita State in rebounding. Dre Kindell also has 8.1 PPG with 3.9 APG to lead the Shockers in assists so far this season. As a team, Wichita State is averaging 77.7 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 69.9% from the foul line so far this season. 

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Wichita State Shockers Prediction

I’m on Wichita State here. Both of these teams have gone 0-2 in this event so far, but I think Wichita State’s had the tougher tests of the two, while Western Kentucky was involved in some high-scoring games and couldn’t keep up. I think the lack of physicality here for WKU is going to hurt against Wichita State and I think in the end, WKU is in trouble. Give me Wichita State here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Wichita State -4.5