Kansas State Wildcats vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

The LSU Tigers (5-3) welcome the Kansas State Wildcats (7-2) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday.

The Kansas State Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Villanova and took home the win by a score of 72-71 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 13 and Villanova totaled 10 personal fouls. They made 11 of 31 attempts from three-point range. Villanova finished the game shooting 82.4% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 17 tries. In addition, Villanova pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Villanova recorded 13 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Kansas State allowed the other team to shoot 34.8% from the field on 23 of 66 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 6 of 6 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Kansas State walked away from the game with a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and converted 8 of their 22 3-pointers.

Arthur Kaluma is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He went 76.9% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 44 minutes and also totaled 9 rebounds. He finished with 26 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Kansas State comes into this matchup with a mark of 7-2 on the year. They are averaging 81.6 points per outing (62nd in Division 1) while hitting 44.4% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 32.1% on 3-point shots (76 of 237) and 74.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kansas State is snagging 41.1 rebounds per game and has earned 147 dimes for the season, which is 41st in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.7% from beyond the arc while they are 251st in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.9). The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 41.8% (237 of 567) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 254th in college hoops in allowing assists with 119 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the LSU Tigers got the victory with a final of 73-66 when they played SE Louisiana. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, LSU allowed SE Louisiana to snag 28 overall (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 25.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 31 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Tigers permitted SE Louisiana to make 22 of their 61 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 36.1% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 22 for 45 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.9%. In reference to 3-pointers, LSU made 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a rate of 72.4%. SE Louisiana earned 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Tigers collected 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game.

Will Baker pitched in for the Tigers in the game. He recorded 18 points in his 25 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss mark of 5-3 so far this year. The Tigers are committing 17.3 fouls every game while shooting 72.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.4 times per game (337th in the country) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. LSU has scored 596 pts this season (74.5 per contest) and they average 35.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 107th in D-1.

The LSU defense gives up 35.7% on shots from distance (79 of 221) and their opposition knocks down 76.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.3 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, ranking them 93rd and 177th in the nation. The Tigers defensively are ranked 126th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.6. They have forced 15.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.6% from the floor (30th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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