Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Baylor (-1)

Bramlage Coliseum is where the Kansas State Wildcats (12-4) will play the Baylor Bears (14-2) on Tuesday. Baylor opens this contest as -1-point favorites. The over/under is 143.5.

The Baylor Bears played Cincinnati and notched a win by a score of 62-59 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bears finished with 14 while Cincinnati recorded 16 fouls. They also made 4 of their 21 tries from beyond the arc. Cincinnati shot 58.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 12 tries. In addition, Cincinnati grabbed 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Cincinnati doled out 11 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Baylor allowed 39.3% from the floor on 24 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 13 of 18 tries for a rate of 72.2%. Baylor finished the contest having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (22 of 48) and made 5 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Langston Love is a guy who was a factor for the game. He was able to score 14 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and grabbed 2 boards. He went 40.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Baylor comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 14-2 for the year. They cough up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Baylor is grabbing 35.8 boards per game and has racked up 252 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 100th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are hitting 42.2% on 3-point shots (146 of 346) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 86.1 pts per game (10th in the nation) while shooting 50.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bears are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are 138th in D-1 in allowing assists with 201 relinquished so far this year. The Bears defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (406 of 925) and they relinquish 29.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 30.4% on 3-pointers and they are 115th in college basketball in opponents points per game (68.9).

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a score of 60-59 when they faced Texas Tech. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Kansas State allowed Texas Tech to snag 26 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 20.0% from 3-point land by going 5 of 25 and ended up going 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Wildcats allowed Texas Tech to knock down 20 out of 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.4% in the game. When the game finished, the Wildcats ended up going 22 for 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Kansas State buried 10 out of 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. Texas Tech earned 10 fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They also gave up possession 16 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats corralled 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game.

Tylor Perry ended up being important for the Wildcats in this contest. He had 16 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 of 15 for this contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 12-4 this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.1 times per contest (89th in the nation) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. Kansas State has accumulated 1,203 pts for the campaign (75.2 per contest) and they collect 40.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which ranks them 246th in Division 1.

The Kansas State defense concedes 32.4% on 3-point shots (121 of 374) and their opponents are converting on 74.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.5 dimes and 33.8 rebounds every game, which is 85th and 130th in those defensive categories. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 93rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.6. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the floor (45th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor (-1)

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