BYU Cougars vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (19-7) are traveling to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Kansas State Wildcats (15-11).

The BYU Cougars played Baylor and walked away with a win by a score of 78-71 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Cougars finished with 17 and Baylor racked up 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 out of their 20 tries from distance. Baylor finished the game at 76.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 21 tries. Furthermore, Baylor snagged 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Baylor recorded 8 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, BYU allowed the other team to go 49.0% from the floor on 25 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 36 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 6 of their 9 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. BYU wrapped up the game with a 43.9% field goal percentage (29 of 66) and made 14 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Jaxson Robinson is someone who played a role in this matchup. He recorded 16 points on 4 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He finished 30.8% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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BYU will enter this game with a record of 19-7 this year. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per game and as a group are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a team, BYU is pulling down 40.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 498 assists for the season, which ranks 4th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Cougars are hitting 35.6% on three-point shots (301 of 845) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.2 pts per game (19th in the nation) while connecting on 46.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cougars are forcing 11.5 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 91st in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.7). The Cougars defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (647 of 1,521) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 78th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 305 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a score of 62-56 against Texas. Regarding rebounding, Kansas State allowed Texas to pull down 38 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 15.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 out of 19 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Wildcats allowed Texas to knock down 21 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2% for this contest. In all, the Wildcats finished shooting 20 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. When talking about 3-point shots, Kansas State made 5 out of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.8%. Texas earned 17 fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest.

Arthur Kaluma ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 29.4%, and added 7 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes for the game.

Kansas State has a record of 15-11 so far this season. The Wildcats are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (136th in the nation) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per game. Kansas State has accumulated 1,854 points for the season (71.3 per game) and they average 37.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 270th in the nation.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 94th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.8. They have forced 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (23rd in college basketball). The Kansas State defense allows 31.0% on shots from distance (181 of 584) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.7 assists and 34.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 160th and 181st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take BYU

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