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UCF Knights vs Wichita State Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 29 Dec 2022
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 52-45
26-23 26-22
Position#148
Record9-3
FormWWWLW
Points / game71.3
Allowed / game60.8
vs
Position#176
Record7-5
FormLWWLW
Points / game66.1
Allowed / game60.3
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Meetings · UCF Knights v Wichita State
28 Dec 2022
UCF 52
WICH45
08 Feb 2022
UCF 71
WICH66
10 Feb 2021
UCF 60
WICH61
13 Feb 2020
UCF 58
WICH75
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UCF Knights winWon
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Wichita State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UCF KnightsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Illinois
#169
W
70-37
70
37
+33
H15/11
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#163
W
60-56 OT
60
56
+4
A19/11
NCAA
Santa Clara
#53
W
57-50
57
50
+7
H21/11
NCAA
Evansville
#365
W
76-56
76
56
+20
H24/11
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#122
L
64-66
64
66
-2
H27/11
NCAA
Samford
#78
W
80-77 OT
80
77
+3
H04/12
NCAA
Tarleton
#183
W
75-49
75
49
+26
H11/12
NCAA
Ole Miss
#292
W
72-61
72
61
+11
A15/12
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
66-68
66
68
-2
H17/12
NCAA
Stetson
#146
W
73-58
73
58
+15
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
37-18
33-19
17-28
35-24
25-16
32-34
35-30
41-26
26-32
38-34
33-31
37-39
30-27
45-22
36-26
36-35
36-35
30-33
38-32
35-26
127.1Avg total
69.3Scored
57.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)71.360.8132.2+10.575%
Season at home (10)72.461.3133.7+11.170%
Season away (2)66.058.5124.5+7.5100%
Last 10 (10)69.357.8127.1+11.580%
Last 5 (5)73.262.6135.8+10.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)60.874.0134.8-13.220%
vs Similar ◀ (16)72.168.6140.7+3.462%
vs Weaker (9)68.158.9127.0+9.278%
This opponent (Wichita State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Wichita StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Richmond Spiders
#239
W
56-53
56
53
+3
A18/11
NCAA
Grand Canyon
#77
W
55-43
55
43
+12
A21/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#126
L
63-67
63
67
-4
H22/11
NCAA
Tarleton
#183
W
83-71
83
71
+12
H26/11
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
84-88 OT
84
88
-4
H30/11
NCAA
Kansas State
#51
L
50-55
50
55
-5
A04/12
NCAA
Longwood
#101
W
81-63
81
63
+18
H10/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#366
W
71-48
71
48
+23
H14/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#163
L
49-59
49
59
-10
H18/12
NCAA
Texas Southern
#273
W
65-56
65
56
+9
H23/12
NCAA
1H
2H
28-19
28-34
30-24
25-19
23-27
40-40
44-32
39-39
36-43
39-32
32-29
18-26
43-29
38-34
38-20
33-28
26-32
23-27
32-22
33-34
126.0Avg total
65.7Scored
60.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)66.160.3126.4+5.758%
Season at home (9)70.263.7133.9+6.656%
Season away (3)53.750.3104.0+3.367%
Last 10 (10)65.760.3126.0+5.460%
Last 5 (5)63.256.2119.4+7.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)66.671.0137.6-4.429%
vs Similar ◀ (13)65.866.7132.5-0.831%
vs Weaker (10)71.460.5131.9+10.980%
This opponent (UCF Knights) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +3.8+3.81st half: +5.5+5.52nd half2nd half: +7.0+7.02nd half: +0.3+0.3
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +3.8+3.81st half: +5.5+5.52nd half2nd half: +7.0+7.02nd half: +0.3+0.3
UCF KnightsWichita State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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UCF KnightsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Illinois
#169
W
37-18
37
18
+19
H15/11
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#163
L
17-28
17
28
-11
A19/11
NCAA
Santa Clara
#53
W
25-16
25
16
+9
H21/11
NCAA
Evansville
#365
W
35-30
35
30
+5
H24/11
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#122
L
26-32
26
32
-6
H27/11
NCAA
Samford
#78
W
33-31
33
31
+2
H04/12
NCAA
Tarleton
#183
W
30-27
30
27
+3
H11/12
NCAA
Ole Miss
#292
W
36-26
36
26
+10
A15/12
NCAA
Missouri
#56
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H17/12
NCAA
Stetson
#146
W
38-32
38
32
+6
H22/12
NCAA
58.8Avg total
31.3Scored
27.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.530.461.9+1.260%-
Last 30 at home (20)33.528.662.1+5.080%-
Last 30 away (10)27.534.061.5-6.520%-
Last 10 (10)31.327.558.8+3.880%-
Last 5 (5)34.630.264.8+4.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)28.433.862.2-5.420%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)30.630.961.4-0.362%-
vs Weaker (9)35.027.662.6+7.478%-
This opponent (Wichita State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Wichita StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Richmond Spiders
#239
W
28-19
28
19
+9
A18/11
NCAA
Grand Canyon
#77
W
30-24
30
24
+6
A21/11
NCAA
San Francisco
#126
L
23-27
23
27
-4
H22/11
NCAA
Tarleton
#183
W
44-32
44
32
+12
H26/11
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
36-43
36
43
-7
H30/11
NCAA
Kansas State
#51
W
32-29
32
29
+3
A04/12
NCAA
Longwood
#101
W
43-29
43
29
+14
H10/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#366
W
38-20
38
20
+18
H14/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#163
L
26-32
26
32
-6
H18/12
NCAA
Texas Southern
#273
W
32-22
32
22
+10
H23/12
NCAA
60.9Avg total
33.2Scored
27.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.530.564.0+3.063%-
Last 30 at home (21)35.029.764.7+5.267%-
Last 30 away (9)30.132.362.4-2.256%-
Last 10 (10)33.227.760.9+5.570%-
Last 5 (5)34.226.460.6+7.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)31.733.064.7-1.343%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)32.731.464.1+1.362%-
vs Weaker (10)35.827.663.4+8.280%-
This opponent (UCF Knights) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
UCF Knights wins
5
Wichita State wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/22HStetson73-58
17/12/22HMissouri66-68
15/12/22AOle Miss72-61
11/12/22HTarleton75-49
04/12/22HSamford80-77 OT
27/11/22HMiami (FL)64-66
24/11/22HEvansville76-56
21/11/22HSanta Clara57-50
19/11/22AOklahoma State60-56 OT
15/11/22HWestern Illinois70-37
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/12/22HTexas Southern65-56
18/12/22HOklahoma State49-59
14/12/22HMiss. Valley St.71-48
10/12/22HLongwood81-63
04/12/22AKansas State50-55
30/11/22HMissouri84-88 OT
26/11/22HTarleton83-71
22/11/22HSan Francisco63-67
21/11/22AGrand Canyon55-43
18/11/22ARichmond Spiders56-53

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCF Knights
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW75%
HomeLWWLW70%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games12102
Win %75%70%100%
Points / game71.372.466.0
Allowed / game60.861.358.5
Point differential+10.5+11.1+7.5
Avg total132.2133.7124.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%50%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)25% (4)100% (1)
Overtime %25%20%50%
Wichita State
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW58%
HomeLWWLW56%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1293
Win %58%56%67%
Points / game66.170.253.7
Allowed / game60.363.750.3
Point differential+5.8+6.6+3.3
Avg total126.4133.9104.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%44%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)0% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %8%11%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston1312192%74.249.8+24.4
2 Arizona1312192%90.273.8+16.5
3 TCU1211192%79.061.2+17.8
4 Kansas1211192%78.864.3+14.5
5 Kansas State1211192%75.160.8+14.2
6 Arizona State1311285%72.764.1+8.6
7 Texas Tech1210283%81.762.3+19.3
8 West Virginia1210283%81.366.3+15.0
9 Baylor119282%80.466.3+14.1
10 Iowa State119282%70.956.9+14.0
11 UCF Knights129375%71.360.8+10.5
12 Utah Utes139469%74.862.0+12.8
13 Cincinnati139469%80.468.5+11.8
14 Oklahoma State128467%71.761.5+10.2
15 Brigham Young1510567%76.669.9+6.7
16 Colorado138562%76.469.2+7.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
American Conference conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Florida Atlantic1211192%80.962.4+18.5
2 UAB1210283%86.969.1+17.8
3 North Texas1210283%62.251.8+10.3
4 Memphis1310377%76.867.9+8.8
5 Rice129375%83.672.7+10.9
6 Charlotte129375%68.859.6+9.2
7 East Carolina139469%72.568.5+3.9
8 Tulane117464%78.669.8+8.8
9 Wichita State127558%66.160.3+5.8
10 South Florida137654%69.866.3+3.5
11 UTSA Roadrunners126650%69.071.6-2.6
12 Temple136746%69.569.6-0.1
13 Tulsa114736%69.071.6-2.6
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
UCF Knights262652
Wichita State232245
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