Incarnate Word Cardinals vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Incarnate Word Cardinals vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Kansas State Wildcats (8-1) are hosting the Incarnate Word Cardinals (5-5) at Bramlage Coliseum on Sunday.

The Incarnate Word Cardinals faced Grambling and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-39 in their last game. Incarnate Word ended the game having earned a 24.1% field goal percentage (14 of 58) and made 3 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 8 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 42.1%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 6 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, Incarnate Word allowed the other team to shoot 52.8% from the floor on 28 out of 53 shooting. Grambling totaled 19 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Grambling collected 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Grambling finished the contest at 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of their 18 shots. They buried 7 out of their 14 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Cardinals ended up walking away with 14 and Grambling recorded 19 fouls.

Brandon Swaby is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He went 50.0% from the field but didn't record a dime. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also grabbed 9 boards. He left the arena with 11 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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Incarnate Word steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 5-5 this season. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Incarnate Word is snagging 35.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 130 assists on the year, which has them ranked 154th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Cardinals are connecting on 32.1% on 3-pointers (61 of 190) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.8 pts per contest (241st in the country) while connecting on 42.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Cardinals are able to force 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They surrender 31.1% from 3-point land while they are 147th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (67.3). The Cardinals defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (239 of 547) and they surrender 34.3 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 300th in college hoops in giving up assists with 136 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 81-64 when they faced Abilene Christian. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Kansas State permitted Abilene Christian to collect 26 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Wildcats permitted Abilene Christian to knock down 25 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up shooting 31 for 53 from the field which had them sitting at 58.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Kansas State made 3 of 12 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 55.2%. Abilene Christian committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 29 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Wildcats recorded 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup.

David N'Guessan was important for the Wildcats for this game. He buried 9 out of 9 for this game for a rate of 100.0%, and earned 5 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

Kansas State has a mark of 8-1 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 126th in the nation. Kansas State has scored 659 pts for the year (73.2 per game) and they grab 34.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.2 times per contest (24th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 17.0 fouls per game while shooting 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats are ranked 46th in college hoops in PPG given up with 62.1. They are forcing 17.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (210th in college basketball). The Kansas State defense concedes 30.6% on shots from distance (49 of 160) and their opponents are knocking down 65.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.0 assists and 31.2 boards per game, which is 89th and 46th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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