Iowa State Cyclones vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPNU

Bramlage Coliseum is the site where the Kansas State Wildcats (14-13) will take on the Iowa State Cyclones (19-9) on Saturday.

The Iowa State Cyclones faced off with West Virginia and went home with a win by a final score of 84-81 in their last contest. Iowa State walked away from the game having earned a 55.1% FG percentage (27 of 49) and made 10 out of their 19 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Cyclones buried 20 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 20 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Iowa State allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. West Virginia recorded 15 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, West Virginia grabbed 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. West Virginia finished the contest at 88.9% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 27 tries. They also converted 7 of their 18 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Cyclones left the arena with 21 while West Virginia finished the game with 26 fouls.

Izaiah Brockington is one player who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 35 points on 14 of 22 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and snagged 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Iowa State will play this game with a mark of 19-9 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Iowa State is pulling in 32.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 409 assists for the season, which has them ranked 58th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Cyclones are hitting 33.1% from downtown (191 of 577) and 68.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.1 pts per contest (260th in college hoops) while shooting 44.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cyclones have forced 16.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.3). The Cyclones defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.3% (606 of 1,431) and they relinquish 32.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 133rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 320 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-83 when they faced Kansas. The Wildcats were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. Kansas committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a clip of 72.7%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Kansas State converted 11 of their 32 tries (34.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats ended up going 32 out of 68 from the floor which had them at 47.1%. The Wildcats permitted Kansas to convert 41 out of 64 tries from the floor which left them shooting 64.1% for the game. They went 62.5% from three-point range by connecting on 15 out of 24 and ended up shooting 5 of 9 at the charity stripe (55.6%). In regard to how they rebounded, Kansas State permitted Kansas to grab 28 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Markquis Nowell was important for the Wildcats in the matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for the contest. He converted 8 of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Kansas State has a mark of 14-13 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which is ranked 295th in the nation. Kansas State has 1,860 pts so far this year (68.9 per game) and they collect 34.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.9 times per game (193rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 17.0 fouls per game and they go 71.9% from the free throw line.

The Kansas State defense concedes 29.1% on shots from 3-point land (178 of 611) and their opponents are knocking down 68.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which is 216th and 262nd in those defensive categories. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 97th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.4. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (156th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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