Arizona State Sun Devils vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

Bramlage Coliseum is where the Kansas State Wildcats (13-13) will attempt to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-14) on Sunday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils faced Houston and took a loss by a final of 80-65 in their last contest. Arizona State finished the game having earned a 43.2% field goal percentage (19 of 44) and buried 8 out of their 22 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Sun Devils converted 19 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 19 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to defending, Arizona State let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 26 out of 54 shooting. Houston recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Houston snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Houston ended up shooting 85.0% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of their 20 shots. They also made 11 of their 23 tries from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Sun Devils walked away with 17 while Houston racked up 20 personal fouls.

Alston Mason is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. He went 88.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and snagged 3 boards. He walked away with 26 points on 8 of 9 shooting.

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Arizona State comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-14 on the season. They are turning it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Arizona State is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per contest and has 346 dimes for the campaign, which is 242nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Sun Devils are connecting on 35.8% on three-point attempts (235 of 657) and 71.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.0 points per game (190th in college hoops) while shooting 43.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Sun Devils have forced 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 31.3% from beyond the arc and they are 257th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.4). The Sun Devils defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (680 of 1,596) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 209th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 359 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 74-69 against Utah. The Wildcats corralled 18 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 22 in the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Utah was called for 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of them for a rate of 60.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, Kansas State knocked down 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 26 for 60 from the field which had them at 43.3%. The Wildcats allowed Utah to bury 24 out of 63 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 38.1% for this contest. They went 15.8% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 19 and finished the game at 23 out of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Kansas State allowed Utah to pull down 46 in all (19 offensive).

Brendan Hausen was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He converted 5 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 24 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the game.

Kansas State has a record of 13-13 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which is 152nd in college. Kansas State has earned 1,904 points on the campaign (73.2 per game) and they collect 33.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per game (47th in college) and they turn it over 12.1 times per game. The Wildcats commit 15.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 67.8% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 145th in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.7. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (171st in college). The Kansas State defense concedes 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (174 of 527) and opponents are converting on 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per game, ranking them 258th and 261st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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