Kansas State Wildcats vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Hulu Live TV

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the location where the Butler Bulldogs (4-3) will play the Kansas State Wildcats (6-0) on Wednesday.

The Kansas State Wildcats played LSU and went home with a win by a final score of 61-59 in their last game. Kansas State ended having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 of 48) and buried 4 of 15 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 17 of 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning defending, Kansas State allowed their opponent to shoot 43.4% from the field on 23 out of 53 shooting. LSU earned 10 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, LSU collected 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. LSU ended up shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 14 tries. They made 6 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 16 while LSU finished the game with 22 fouls.

Desi Sills is someone who was a factor in the game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and pulled down 1 board. He racked up 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Kansas State enters this contest with a record of 6-0 this season. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a team, Kansas State is snagging 35.2 boards per contest and has tallied 106 assists so far this season, which is 78th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (43 of 114) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 76.5 points per contest (104th in the nation) while going 45.6% from the field.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 19.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are 43rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 62 relinquished this season. The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (128 of 309) and they relinquish 31.0 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 29.7% from 3-point land and they are 49th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (61.5).

When they last played, the Butler Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 76-61 against North Carolina State. When discussing rebounding, Butler allowed North Carolina State to snag 31 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter via 5 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Bulldogs allowed North Carolina State to knock down 29 out of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 26 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.9%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Butler converted 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 3 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. North Carolina State committed 12 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 4 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 1 steal in the game. The Bulldogs earned 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup.

Jayden Taylor was important for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He made 7 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a rate of 43.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes in the matchup.

Butler has a mark of 4-3 so far this season. The Bulldogs are committing 12.9 fouls per contest and they hit 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (126th in the country) and they turn it over 14.3 times per contest. Butler has earned 516 points for the season (73.7 per game) and they grab 33.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which is 41st in the nation.

The Bulldogs are ranked 90th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.9. They are able to force 15.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (209th in D-1). The Butler defense gives up 32.0% from downtown (41 of 128) and their opponents are knocking down 67.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.6 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which is ranked 200th and 90th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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