Drake Bulldogs vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Drake Bulldogs vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: ESPN+

T-Mobile Center is the location where the Kansas State Wildcats (6-3) will play the Drake Bulldogs (9-0) on Tuesday.

The Drake Bulldogs faced off with St. Ambrose and walked away with a win by a score of 90-35 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 12 while St. Ambrose racked up 12 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 24 tries from 3-point range. St. Ambrose walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 7 attempts. Moreover, St. Ambrose pulled down 15 rebounds (4 offensive, 11 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Ambrose distributed 5 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Drake allowed the other team to go 23.5% from the field on 12 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 11 of 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. Drake finished the contest having earned a 63.2% field goal percentage (36 out of 57) and knocked down 7 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Tavion Banks is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. He was able to score 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 18 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Drake will enter this contest with a record of 9-0 this year. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Drake is collecting 33.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 138 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 243rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are hitting 34.9% on 3-pointers (65 of 186) and 71.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.0 pts per game (203rd in the nation) while going 50.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 2nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 72 surrendered this season. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 39.3% (171 of 435) and they concede 23.9 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 26.9% on 3-point shots while they are 2nd in college basketball in opponents PPG (55.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-71 against St. John's. Regarding team rebounding, Kansas State allowed St. John's to pull down 47 in all (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 29.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 27 and ended up going 16 of 17 at the free throw line (94.1%). The Wildcats permitted St. John's to bury 32 out of their 75 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.7% for the game. When the game finished, the Wildcats shot 25 out of 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.2%. With regard to 3-point shots, Kansas State converted 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 65.0%. St. John's was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Wildcats recorded 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup.

Brendan Hausen ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Kansas State has a win-loss mark of 6-3 for the campaign. The Wildcats are committing 15.2 personal fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.0 times per game (42nd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest. Kansas State has earned 724 pts on the season (80.4 per contest) and they grab 36.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 100th in the nation.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 133rd in the nation in PPG allowed with 69.3. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (139th in the country). The Kansas State defense allows 32.7% on 3-point shots (64 of 196) and their opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.2 dimes and 33.2 rebounds per contest, ranking them 200th and 122nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Drake

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