Iowa State Cyclones vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Stillwater, OK

TV: CBS

The Iowa State Cyclones (22-8) are traveling to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday where they will compete against the Kansas State Wildcats (15-15).

The Iowa State Cyclones stepped onto the hardwood against BYU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-85 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Cyclones ended up walking away with 22 and BYU recorded 23 fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 32 shots from distance. BYU went 80.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of 31 attempts. Additionally, BYU snagged 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. BYU doled out 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Iowa State let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the floor on 26 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 27 turnovers and earning 18 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cyclones knocked down 27 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 87.1%. Iowa State walked away from the game having earned a 39.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 64) and converted 8 of their 28 shots from downtown.

Joshua Jefferson is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished with 19 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 43 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Iowa State enters this one with a win-loss mark of 22-8 so far this season. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Iowa State is snagging 35.7 boards per contest and has 449 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 105th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cyclones are shooting 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (223 of 636) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They average 80.4 points per game (41st in the country) while shooting 47.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Cyclones are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They give up 33.2% from 3-point land while they are 62nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.9). The Cyclones defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.8% (721 of 1,726) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 153rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 386 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 54-49 against Cincinnati. In the matter of rebounding, Kansas State allowed Cincinnati to snag 35 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 11.1% from downtown by shooting 2 of 18 and ended up going 5 of 11 at the charity stripe (45.5%). The Wildcats allowed Cincinnati to make 21 out of their 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 22 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 40.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Kansas State knocked down 3 out of their 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to convert 7 of them for a rate of 70.0%. Cincinnati was called for 12 fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest.

David N'Guessan ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this contest. He made 8 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 4 assists in the game.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 15-15 this season. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks them 212th in the nation. Kansas State has scored 2,153 points so far this season (71.8 per game) and they pull in 33.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (59th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 15.5 fouls every game and they connect on 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 105th in the nation in PPG given up with 69.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (156th in Division 1). The Kansas State defense gives up 31.5% on three-point shots (196 of 622) and their opposition makes 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.0 assists and 35.8 boards per game, ranking them 256th and 269th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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