Central Arkansas Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Central Arkansas Bears (1-3) are hitting the road to Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Kansas State Wildcats (3-2).

The Central Arkansas Bears took the court against Vanderbilt and took a loss by a final of 75-71 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bears finished with 19 while Vanderbilt totaled 12 fouls. They also made 9 of their 30 tries from distance. Vanderbilt shot 57.1% at the free throw line by making 12 of 21 shots. On top of that, Vanderbilt had 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt earned 9 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Central Arkansas allowed 44.3% from the floor on 27 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bears converted 8 of their 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Central Arkansas walked away from the game with a 49.1% FG percentage (28 of 57) and made 7 out of their 13 3-pointers.

Javion Guy-King is a player who played a role for the matchup. He finished the game at 36.4% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 20 minutes and collected 5 boards. He left the arena with 11 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Central Arkansas will play this game with a record of 1-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Central Arkansas is pulling in 41.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 55 assists for the year, which is 184th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are shooting 31.5% on three-point attempts (29 of 92) and 64.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.3 pts per game (234th in the country) while connecting on 42.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Bears have forced 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They currently rank 87th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 39 surrendered on the year. The Bears are giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (89 of 227) and they surrender 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.0% on shots from distance while they are 138th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 91-83 against Miami. When it comes to rebounds, Kansas State allowed Miami to get 25 in all (2 on the offensive glass). They shot 50.0% from 3-point land via 12 of 24 and ended up going 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Wildcats allowed Miami to knock down 32 of their 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 53.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 33 out of 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.3%. When talking about three-point shots, Kansas State made 4 of their 28 tries (14.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. Miami earned 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the game.

Camryn Carter was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He scored 28 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 4 dimes for this game. He buried 12 out of 22 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Kansas State has a mark of 3-2 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 212th in the country. Kansas State has scored 399 pts for the campaign (79.8 per game) and they collect 38.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.6 times per game (99th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 16.2 times per game. The Wildcats are committing 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas State defense concedes 34.9% from downtown (37 of 106) and their opposition makes 72.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.8 dimes and 35.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 260th and 205th in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 295th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 77.2. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (285th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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