Wichita State Shockers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPNU

The Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) will compete against the Wichita State Shockers (4-3) at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

The Wichita State Shockers faced off with Missouri and took a loss by a final of 88-84 in their last contest. Wichita State finished having earned a 54.1% field goal percentage (33 out of 61) and converted 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Shockers made 6 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 42.9%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning defending, Wichita State let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the field on 33 out of 78 shooting. Missouri distributed 14 dimes and had 16 steals in this game. Furthermore, Missouri totaled 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Missouri finished shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by making 15 of 21 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 33 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Shockers left the arena with 21 and Missouri finished the game with 15 fouls.

Craig Porter is one player who had an impact for the game. He was able to score 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played 42 minutes played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Wichita State will play this contest with a win-loss record of 4-3 for the season. They currently have an average of 68.1 points per contest (271st in the country) on 43.8% from the field. The Shockers are shooting 28.9% on 3-point shots (44 of 152) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Wichita State is collecting 40.1 boards per game and has accumulated 70 assists on the year, which is 337th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Shockers are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are giving up 25.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 71st in D-1 in points per game allowed (63.3). The Shockers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 36.9% (163 of 442) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 156th in D-1 in allowing assists with 87 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 76-64 when they played Butler. The Wildcats pulled down 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Butler committed 9 fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 3 attempts. They were able to knock down 2 of those for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Kansas State buried 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats ended up shooting 29 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. The Wildcats allowed Butler to make 28 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from 3-point land via 8 of 20 and ended up shooting 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to rebounding, Kansas State permitted Butler to snag 27 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Keyontae Johnson ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for the matchup. He accumulated 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 9 of 9 for the contest giving him a rate of 100.0%, and accounted for 12 rebounds.

Kansas State has a record of 6-1 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is 140th in college basketball. Kansas State has accounted for 523 points on the campaign (74.7 per game) and they average 34.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per game (35th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 18.0 fouls every game and they hit 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Kansas State defense gives up 31.4% on 3-point attempts (38 of 121) and their opponents are converting on 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.4 assists and 31.0 total boards per game, ranking them 119th and 41st in college basketball. The Wildcats are ranked 76th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 63.6. They are forcing 18.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (224th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wichita State

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