Oklahoma Sooners vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: Big 12 Network

The Kansas State Wildcats (14-15) are welcoming the Oklahoma Sooners (16-14) at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners played West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 72-59 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Sooners finished with 11 while West Virginia recorded 14 fouls. They also made 9 of 23 attempts from distance. West Virginia went 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 4 of their 4 attempts. Additionally, West Virginia totaled 30 boards (14 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. West Virginia distributed 8 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Oklahoma allowed the other team to go 37.7% from the floor on 23 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Sooners buried 10 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Oklahoma ended the contest having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (27 out of 51) and buried 8 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Jordan Goldwire is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and collected 5 boards. He walked away with 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Oklahoma will enter this contest with a mark of 16-14 this year. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma is collecting 31.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 412 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 111th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Sooners are hitting 33.2% from downtown (216 of 651) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.5 points per outing (252nd in college basketball) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

On defense, the Sooners have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 67th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 319 surrendered so far this season. The Sooners defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (719 of 1,641) and they concede 31.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 31.3% from 3-point land and they are 47th in college basketball in opponents points per game (64.7).

When they last played, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 73-68 against Texas Tech. In reference to rebounds, Kansas State allowed Texas Tech to grab 34 overall (8 offensive). They finished 25.0% from downtown by going 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 21 at the charity stripe (81.0%). The Wildcats permitted Texas Tech to make 26 of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats ended up shooting 21 out of 50 from the floor which had them at 42.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Kansas State converted 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. Texas Tech was called for 14 fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 20 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Wildcats recorded 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 21 in the matchup.

Mike McGuirl ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this contest. He racked up 18 points in his 40 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Kansas State has a mark of 14-15 this season. The Wildcats commit 17.2 fouls per game and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.5 times per contest (217th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. Kansas State has tallied 2,001 pts for the season (69.0 per contest) and they average 33.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 41.8% from the field, which is 295th in D-1.

The Kansas State defense allows 29.4% on shots from beyond the arc (192 of 652) and their opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.2 assists and 35.9 boards per contest, which is 234th and 259th in D-1. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 109th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 66.9. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (158th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas State

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