Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX

TV: LHN

The Texas Longhorns (13-4) will go up against the Kansas State Wildcats (9-7) at Frank Erwin Center on Tuesday.

The Kansas State Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 62-51 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 12 while Texas Tech finished the game with 10 fouls. They converted 4 of their 17 shots from distance. Texas Tech ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 12 tries. In addition, Texas Tech pulled down 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas Tech earned 7 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Kansas State allowed 39.6% from the field on 19 out of 48 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 5 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Kansas State walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and buried 9 of their 26 3-point shots.

Mark Smith is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the court for 29 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 12 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Kansas State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-7 this season. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kansas State is collecting 36.2 boards per game and has racked up 218 assists this year, which ranks 160th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (127 of 372) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.3 points per contest (266th in D-1) while hitting 42.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They give up 26.5% on 3-pointers while they are 24th in college hoops in opponents points per game (61.1). The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.2% (349 of 890) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 128th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 185 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns took a loss by a score of 79-70 when they faced Iowa State. The Longhorns collected 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Iowa State earned 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas knocked down 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Longhorns finished shooting 24 out of 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Longhorns allowed Iowa State to bury 29 of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.9% in the game. They shot 43.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 23 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas allowed Iowa State to grab 23 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Andrew Jones pitched in for the Longhorns in this matchup. He racked up 18 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He converted 6 of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 13-4 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Longhorns are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 82nd in D-1. Texas has scored 1,196 pts on the year (70.4 per game) and they pull in 33.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per game (125th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. The Longhorns have committed 15.4 fouls every game and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns on defense are ranked 2nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 54.5. They have forced 16.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (64th in Division 1). The Texas defense concedes 31.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (96 of 305) and their opponents are connecting on 63.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.4 dimes and 29.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 15th and 14th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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