Kansas State Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: Big 12 Network

The Kansas State Wildcats (8-5) are on their way to WVU Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2).

The Kansas State Wildcats faced Texas and took a loss by a score of 70-57 in their last contest. Kansas State walked away from the game having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (20 of 55) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to defense, Kansas State let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. Texas distributed 15 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In addition, Texas pulled down 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Texas shot 72.2% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 18 tries. They also converted 7 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 16 while Texas totaled 16 personal fouls.

Nijel Pack is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He walked away with 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played 38 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Kansas State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 8-5 on the season. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Kansas State is grabbing 36.8 boards per contest and has earned 177 dimes for the season, which ranks 177th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (99 of 292) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.7 pts per game (234th in the country) while shooting 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 26.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 36th in college hoops in points per game allowed (61.2). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.0% (283 of 726) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 152nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 155 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a loss by a final score of 74-59 against Texas. When talking about how they rebounded, West Virginia allowed Texas to grab 30 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 24 and finished the game at 15 out of 16 at the free throw line (93.8%). The Mountaineers permitted Texas to knock down 25 out of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Mountaineers finished 22 out of 52 from the floor which had them shooting 42.3%. In regard to shooting from downtown, West Virginia buried 6 out of their 12 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. Texas had 17 fouls for this game which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also coughed it up 17 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Mountaineers recorded 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup.

Jalen Bridges pitched in for the Mountaineers for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and earned 6 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

West Virginia has a mark of 11-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Mountaineers are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is 158th in college basketball. West Virginia has 904 pts this season (69.5 per contest) and they pull in 33.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per contest (307th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe.

The West Virginia defense allows 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc (80 of 271) and opponents are making 65.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.5 dimes and 34.6 boards per contest, which ranks 178th and 181st in college basketball. The Mountaineers on the defensive end are ranked 32nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 60.9. They are able to force 17.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (170th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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