Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Monday, February 19, 2024

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas State (+9)

The Kansas State Wildcats (15-10) are en route to Moody Center on Monday where they will play the Texas Longhorns (16-9). Texas is 9-point favorites. The over/under is set at 139.5.

The Kansas State Wildcats faced off with TCU and ended up losing by a score of 75-72 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 21 and TCU totaled 21 personal fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 14 shots from distance. TCU ended up shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 30 shots. In addition, TCU collected 29 rebounds (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. TCU totaled 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Kansas State allowed 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 23 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 25 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 86.2%. Kansas State wrapped up the game having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (23 of 48) and converted 1 of their 15 3-point attempts.

Tylor Perry is one player who was a contributor for the game. He scored 24 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Kansas State comes into this matchup with a mark of 15-10 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kansas State is grabbing 37.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 352 dimes on the season, which is 152nd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 30.4% on three-point shots (181 of 595) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.9 points per contest (239th in the nation) while going 43.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are 140th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 317 surrendered this season. The Wildcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (609 of 1,510) and they surrender 34.5 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 31.5% on 3-point shots while they are 104th in the nation in opponents points per game (69.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-61 against Houston. When it comes to rebounds, Texas permitted Houston to grab 43 in total (16 offensive). They wrapped up this game 34.8% from 3-point land via 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 26 from the charity stripe (61.5%). The Longhorns permitted Houston to make 29 out of 62 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.8% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns shot 22 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 38.6%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Texas knocked down 6 of 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. Houston committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Longhorns were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this game.

Dylan Disu was important for the Longhorns in this matchup. He tallied 16 points in his 25 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 5 out of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and added 7 rebounds.

Texas has a record of 16-9 this year. The Longhorns are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.9 times per game (42nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. Texas has accounted for 1,905 pts for the campaign (76.2 per game) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 40th in college hoops.

The Texas defense allows 34.5% on three-point shots (161 of 466) and opponents are making 69.4% of their foul shots. They give up 11.6 assists and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 75th and 118th in the country. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 87th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 68.4. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (134th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State (+9)

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