Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: LHN

Moody Center is the location where the Texas Longhorns (12-1) will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (12-1) on Tuesday.

The Kansas State Wildcats played West Virginia and walked away with a win by a score of 82-76 in their last contest. Kansas State wrapped up the contest with a 42.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 69) and converted 3 of their 16 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 21 of 34 tries for a rate of 61.8%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In relation to defending, Kansas State let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the floor on 26 of 63 shooting. West Virginia distributed 12 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, West Virginia collected 46 rebounds (19 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. West Virginia finished the game at 52.6% from the free throw line by burying 20 of their 38 shots. They buried 4 of 18 tries from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 26 while West Virginia had 27 fouls.

Markquis Nowell is one player who was important in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played 43 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He shot 42.9% from the field and also dished out 10 dimes.

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Kansas State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-1 this year. They cough up possession 13.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Kansas State is snagging 35.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 240 assists for the season, which has them ranked 25th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (84 of 253) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.6 pts per game (119th in Division 1) while hitting 46.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are 56th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 147 surrendered for the season. The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 41.5% (287 of 692) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 30.5% on shots from downtown while they are 40th in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 70-69 against Oklahoma. The Longhorns collected 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. Oklahoma committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.8%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Texas knocked down 5 out of their 15 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Longhorns shot 25 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. The Longhorns permitted Oklahoma to make 26 out of 54 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.1% for the game. They wrapped up this game 36.0% from downtown by going 9 of 25 and finished the contest at 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Texas allowed Oklahoma to pull down 28 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Timmy Allen ended up being a factor for the Longhorns in the game. He made 6 out of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for this game.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 12-1 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Longhorns are connecting on 49.5% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the country. Texas has tallied 1,075 points for the campaign (82.7 per game) and they pull in 37.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per game (11th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest. The Longhorns commit 16.7 fouls per contest while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line.

The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 46th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 62.7. They are able to force 17.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (74th in the nation). The Texas defense surrenders 30.9% on shots from beyond the arc (81 of 262) and opponents are converting on 67.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 34.0 boards per game, which is 44th and 175th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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