West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 3/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPNU

T-Mobile Arena is where the Kansas State Wildcats (14-16) will play the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-16) on Wednesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and went home with a win by a final score of 70-64 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 15 and TCU accounted for 21 fouls. They made 5 out of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. TCU finished the contest at 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 18 shots. Additionally, TCU collected 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. TCU recorded 9 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, West Virginia allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the field on 22 of 52 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 18 of their 21 shots for a rate of 85.7%. West Virginia wrapped up the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (24 of 61) and buried 4 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Taz Sherman is one guy who was a factor for this game. He finished the game at 52.9% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He played 36 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 25 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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West Virginia comes into this game with a mark of 15-16 this year. They have an average of 68.5 pts per game (249th in the nation) while shooting 41.3% from the field. The Mountaineers are hitting 32.4% on shots from downtown (196 of 605) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, West Virginia is pulling down 32.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 325 assists on the campaign, which is 313th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mountaineers are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on shots from distance while they are 160th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.5). The Mountaineers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (753 of 1,696) and they surrender 35.9 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 241st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 404 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a score of 78-71 when they faced Oklahoma. When it comes to rebounding, Kansas State permitted Oklahoma to collect 37 in all (9 on the offensive side). They went 44.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 25 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 from the charity stripe (68.8%). The Wildcats allowed Oklahoma to make 28 of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.8% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats finished shooting 28 for 59 from the floor which had them at 47.5%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Kansas State made 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a clip of 66.7%. Oklahoma committed 13 fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They gave up possession 7 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Wildcats were able to corral 16 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 21 for the contest.

Mike McGuirl was important for the Wildcats in this game. He tallied 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Kansas State has a record of 14-16 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are shooting 42.0% from the floor, which ranks them 288th in college basketball. Kansas State has scored 2,072 points on the campaign (69.1 per game) and they pull down 33.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per contest (207th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Wildcats commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 124th in the country in points allowed per game with 67.3. They are forcing 13.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (181st in college basketball). The Kansas State defense allows 30.0% on 3-point shots (203 of 677) and opponents are making 69.5% of their foul shots. They allow 13.3 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which ranks 243rd and 258th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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