Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Monday, February 5, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Bramlage Coliseum is the location where the Kansas State Wildcats (14-8) will attempt to beat the Kansas Jayhawks (18-4) on Monday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Houston and went home with a win by a final score of 78-65 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 10 and Houston accumulated 12 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. Houston ended up going 60.0% from the free throw line by making 6 of their 10 attempts. On top of that, Houston totaled 23 boards (12 offensive, 11 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Houston recorded 14 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Kansas allowed their opponent to shoot 36.2% from the field on 25 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this matchup while creating 2 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Jayhawks made 10 of their 15 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Kansas walked away from the contest with a 68.9% field goal percentage (31 out of 45) and converted 6 of their 13 shots from beyond the arc.

Hunter Dickinson is one player who was important for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes. He played for 33 minutes and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Kansas enters this contest with a mark of 18-4 on the season. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Kansas is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 455 assists this season, which has them ranked 1st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are shooting 36.5% on shots from distance (141 of 386) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.1 pts per contest (61st in Division 1) while hitting 51.5% from the field.

On defense, the Jayhawks are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 75th in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.5). The Jayhawks are giving up a FG percentage of 39.4% (532 of 1,350) and they concede 32.2 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 97th in D-1 in allowing assists with 260 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kansas State Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 75-72 when they played Oklahoma State. The Wildcats earned 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Oklahoma State committed 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 7 tries. They were able to make 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In relation to shots from downtown, Kansas State buried 9 out of their 24 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats shot 29 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8%. The Wildcats allowed Oklahoma State to make 26 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1% for this game. They finished the game shooting 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). In relation to rebounds, Kansas State permitted Oklahoma State to get 28 in all (9 offensive).

Tylor Perry ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Kansas State has a mark of 14-8 this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 72.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per game (117th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game. Kansas State has accumulated 1,585 pts for the campaign (72.0 per game) and they grab 37.7 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 43.3% from the field, which is ranked 261st in college basketball.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 99th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.7. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (26th in college hoops). The Kansas State defense concedes 31.5% on shots from distance (161 of 511) and their opponents are converting on 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 34.8 boards per contest, which is 116th and 178th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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