West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Monday, February 26, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Bramlage Coliseum is where the Kansas State Wildcats (16-11) will go up against the West Virginia Mountaineers (9-18) on Monday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers took the court against Iowa State and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-64 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 16 while Iowa State finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 22 shots from beyond the arc. Iowa State ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 15 tries. Moreover, Iowa State snagged 27 boards (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Iowa State recorded 12 dimes and had 14 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, West Virginia allowed 45.0% from the field on 27 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 10 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. West Virginia finished the game having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (22 out of 46) and converted 10 out of their 24 three-point attempts.

Kobe Johnson is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished 71.4% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 30 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He was able to score 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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West Virginia will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-18 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 68.6 points per game (307th in the country) while going 42.2% from the field. The Mountaineers are shooting 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 557) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a team, West Virginia is snagging 34.4 boards per game and has accounted for 343 assists this season, which has them ranked 250th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 305th in college basketball in giving up assists with 398 conceded on the campaign. The Mountaineers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.5% (725 of 1,665) and they concede 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.5% on three-point shots and they are 259th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (74.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 84-74 when they played BYU. The Wildcats were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. BYU earned 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to make 23 of them for a rate of 74.2%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Kansas State buried 7 out of 15 tries (46.7%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up shooting 27 out of 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.3%. The Wildcats permitted BYU to knock down 29 of 71 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.8% for the game. They finished 19.4% from distance via 6 out of 31 and ended up going 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Kansas State permitted BYU to grab 34 in total (17 on the offensive side).

Arthur Kaluma ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this game. He buried 8 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and tallied 10 rebounds. He had 28 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the game.

Kansas State has a mark of 16-11 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 43.5% from the floor, which is ranked 253rd in the nation. Kansas State has accounted for 1,938 pts for the year (71.8 per contest) and they collect 37.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.1 times per contest (117th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.4% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 98th in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.0. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (20th in college basketball). The Kansas State defense gives up 30.4% from downtown (187 of 615) and their opposition makes 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.9 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 186th and 189th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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