Texas Longhorns vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 1/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: Big 12 Network

The Texas Longhorns (11-2) are headed to Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday where they will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (8-4).

The Texas Longhorns faced off with West Virginia and walked away with a win by a score of 74-59 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Longhorns ended up with 17 and West Virginia finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 12 attempts from beyond the arc. West Virginia ended up shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 11 tries. On top of that, West Virginia totaled 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. West Virginia distributed 9 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In reference to defending, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the field on 22 of 52 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Longhorns buried 15 of 16 tries for a percentage of 93.8%. Texas walked away from the game with a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 out of 59) and converted 9 of 24 shots from 3-point land.

Marcus Carr is a player who was a factor for this game. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Texas heads into this one with a win-loss record of 11-2 so far this season. They turn the ball over 10.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas is pulling down 33.7 boards per game and has earned 193 assists for the season, which is 106th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Longhorns are connecting on 34.0% on 3-point shots (90 of 265) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.2 points per game (187th in D-1) while going 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 18.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 16th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 111 conceded for the campaign. The Longhorns are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.4% (250 of 635) and they relinquish 29.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 31.2% on shots from downtown while they are 1st in college basketball in PPG allowed (51.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 71-69 when they faced Oklahoma. The Wildcats were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the game. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Oklahoma committed 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.2%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Kansas State knocked down 10 of 22 tries (45.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 22 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.3%. The Wildcats permitted Oklahoma to convert 23 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.4% in this matchup. They went 37.0% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 27 and ended up going 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). In reference to attacking the glass, Kansas State allowed Oklahoma to collect 35 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Mark Smith pitched in for the Wildcats in the matchup. He earned 25 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 dimes for the game. He made 7 of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 16 rebounds.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 8-4 this season. The Wildcats are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.2 times per game (130th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. Kansas State has scored 849 points this year (70.8 per contest) and they grab 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 189th in the nation.

The Kansas State defense gives up 25.8% on three-point shots (75 of 291) and their opponents are making 66.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.7 dimes and 33.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 121st and 131st in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats are ranked 30th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.4. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (29th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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