Rhode Island Rams vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rhode Island Rams vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, KY

TV: Hulu Live TV

John Gray Gymnasium is the site where the Kansas State Wildcats (3-0) will try to defeat the Rhode Island Rams (1-2) on Monday.

The Rhode Island Rams faced off with Stony Brook and went home with a win by a final score of 74-64 in their last contest. Rhode Island walked away from the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and made 9 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Rams converted 15 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 78.9%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to defending, Rhode Island allowed their opponent to shoot 37.0% from the floor on 20 out of 54 shooting. Stony Brook distributed 10 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Stony Brook pulled down 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stony Brook finished 82.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 23 shots. They buried 5 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Rams ended up walking away with 16 while Stony Brook totaled 17 personal fouls.

Ishmael Leggett is one guy who played a role for this contest. He notched 18 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and collected 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.7% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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Rhode Island steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 1-2 so far this year. They turn it over 17.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rhode Island is pulling down 40.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 41 assists on the season, which has them ranked 304th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Rams are shooting 23.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (12 of 52) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.3 points per outing (282nd in the country) while connecting on 40.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rams are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 37th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 29 surrendered so far this year. The Rams defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (74 of 170) and they relinquish 32.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 22.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 160th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.0).

The last time they took the court, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 69-53 against UMKC. In relation to team rebounding, Kansas State permitted UMKC to collect 30 in all (11 offensive). They went 26.7% from distance by shooting 4 of 15 and ended up shooting 9 out of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Wildcats allowed UMKC to make 20 of 49 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8% in the game. In all, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 24 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 41.4%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Kansas State converted 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.4%. UMKC committed 17 fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Wildcats snagged 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Keyontae Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in this matchup. He buried 8 of 12 in this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the year. The Wildcats are committing 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 79.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.3 times per contest (48th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. Kansas State has earned 225 pts for the season (75.0 per game) and they grab 36.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 41.4% from the floor, which ranks 280th in the country.

The Kansas State defense allows 27.1% on shots from 3-point land (13 of 48) and their opponents are making 62.5% of their foul shots. They allow 9.3 assists and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 51st and 159th in Division 1. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 25th in D-1 in PPG given up with 55.3. They have forced 23.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (124th 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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