MVSU Delta Devils vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MVSU Delta Devils vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

Bramlage Coliseum is the site where the Kansas State Wildcats (2-1) will play the MVSU Delta Devils (1-2) on Tuesday.

The MVSU Delta Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-39 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Delta Devils walked away with 22 and Missouri had 14 personal fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. Missouri finished shooting 62.9% from the free throw line by converting 22 of 35 tries. Moreover, Missouri collected 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Missouri distributed 19 assists and had 15 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, MVSU allowed 56.9% from the floor on 37 of 65 shooting. They also dished out 3 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 4 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 24 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Delta Devils buried 12 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. MVSU finished the contest with a 27.1% FG percentage (13 of 48) and converted 1 of their 10 three-point shots.

Arthur Tate is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 mins and collected 3 rebounds. He recorded 10 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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MVSU will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-2 so far this year. They are turning it over 20.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, MVSU is pulling down 29.3 rebounds per game and has earned 26 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 345th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Delta Devils are hitting 26.3% from downtown (10 of 38) and 60.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 49.7 points per game (363rd in Division 1) while shooting 39.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Delta Devils are forcing 9.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 12.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 318th in college basketball in opponents PPG (81.0). The Delta Devils defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (83 of 184) and they concede 36.7 boards per game as a group. They rank 253rd in D-1 in allowing assists with 44 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a score of 76-65 against LSU. With respect to rebounding, Kansas State permitted LSU to grab 41 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from distance by shooting 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Wildcats permitted LSU to make 27 out of their 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% for this game. Overall, the Wildcats shot 23 for 61 from the field which had them at 37.7%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Kansas State made 5 out of 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.0%. LSU had 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Wildcats earned 16 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 22 in this game.

David N'Guessan ended up being important for the Wildcats for the matchup. He accumulated 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Kansas State has a win-loss mark of 2-1 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 164th in the nation. Kansas State has totaled 231 points so far this season (77.0 per game) and they grab 31.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.7 times per contest (66th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 15.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 63.8% from the free throw line.

The Kansas State defense gives up 37.1% on three-point shots (23 of 62) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.7 assists and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 275th and 241st in those categories. The Wildcats are ranked 153rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.3. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (197th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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