Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: Big 12 Network

The Kansas State Wildcats (10-7) will take on the Kansas Jayhawks (15-2) at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced Oklahoma and went home with a win by a final score of 67-64 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up walking away with 15 while Oklahoma accounted for 14 personal fouls. They buried 4 of 17 shots from distance. Oklahoma went 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 18 shots. On top of that, Oklahoma grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oklahoma distributed 13 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Kansas allowed 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Jayhawks buried 5 of 6 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Kansas ended the game with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and buried 8 of their 17 3-point shots.

Jalen Wilson is a player who came through in this contest. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 35 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Kansas will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 15-2 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kansas is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per contest and has 279 dimes this year, which ranks 40th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Jayhawks are shooting 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (134 of 358) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.0 points per contest (18th in the nation) on 50.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jayhawks have forced 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They surrender 30.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 109th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.2). The Jayhawks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (411 of 980) and they surrender 30.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 104th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 187 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 66-65 against Texas. When talking about how they rebounded, Kansas State allowed Texas to pull down 23 overall (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 23.5% from distance by shooting 4 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). The Wildcats allowed Texas to make 20 of their 47 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats went 25 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. In terms of three-point attempts, Kansas State made 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to knock down 9 of those for a rate of 56.3%. Texas committed 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. The Wildcats were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the game.

Mark Smith was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He racked up 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this contest. He buried 9 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Kansas State has a record of 10-7 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 243rd in college basketball. Kansas State has totaled 1,159 pts on the season (68.2 per game) and they pull in 35.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per game (184th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas State defense gives up 26.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (103 of 390) and opponents are knocking down 67.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.5 dimes and 34.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 101st and 174th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 26th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 61.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the floor (28th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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