Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

T-Mobile Center is where the Texas Longhorns (20-11) will attempt to beat the Kansas State Wildcats (18-13) on Wednesday.

The Kansas State Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Iowa State and notched a win by a score of 65-58 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 15 while Iowa State recorded 19 fouls. They made 5 of 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. Iowa State went 60.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 15 attempts. On top of that, Iowa State pulled down 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Iowa State recorded 7 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Regarding defending, Kansas State allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 22 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 14 of 21 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Kansas State ended the contest with a 40.7% FG percentage (22 out of 54) and converted 7 out of their 24 3-pointers.

Arthur Kaluma is a player who was important for the game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 37 mins played and totaled 7 boards. He scored 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Kansas State will play this game with a mark of 18-13 on the year. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.3 fouls every game. As a team, Kansas State is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 437 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 128th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 31.8% on 3-pointers (232 of 729) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They average 72.2 points per game (228th in college basketball) while hitting 43.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wildcats are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are 187th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 406 relinquished for the year. The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (770 of 1,895) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 31.3% on three-point shots and they rank 125th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.2).

The last time they took the court, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 94-80 against Oklahoma. Concerning how they rebounded, Texas permitted Oklahoma to snag 25 in total (11 offensive). They shot 35.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). The Longhorns permitted Oklahoma to make 28 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Longhorns ended up shooting 33 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 63.5%. With respect to 3-pointers, Texas buried 6 out of their 12 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 95.7%. Oklahoma was called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 23 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Longhorns were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 22 in this matchup.

Tyrese Hunter pitched in for the Longhorns for the game. He tallied 30 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 7 assists in the game. He converted 9 of 13 in the game for a rate of 69.2%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Texas has a mark of 20-11 for the year. The Longhorns are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.9 times per contest (36th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. Texas has earned 2,375 points so far this year (76.6 per game) and they average 34.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Longhorns are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which is ranked 40th in college hoops.

The Texas defense surrenders 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (200 of 575) and opponents are converting on 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.6 assists and 33.4 boards every game, which ranks 86th and 110th in college basketball. The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 107th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 69.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (152nd in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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