Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

Bramlage Coliseum is where the Kansas State Wildcats (11-11) will try to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (16-6) on Saturday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Iowa State and went home with a win by a final score of 69-52 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up walking away with 14 while Iowa State finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They converted 3 of 21 shots from downtown. Iowa State finished shooting 55.0% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Iowa State grabbed 35 boards (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Iowa State doled out 6 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Kansas allowed the other team to shoot 30.6% from the field on 19 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Jayhawks made 8 of 11 tries for a rate of 72.7%. Kansas wrapped up the contest with a 47.3% FG percentage (26 out of 55) and knocked down 9 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Zeke Mayo is one player who played a role in this contest. He ended up with 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 34 mins played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Kansas heads into this one with a record of 16-6 on the season. They are giving up possession 11.2 times per game and as a group are committing 14.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Kansas is collecting 39.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 392 assists so far this year, which is 15th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are hitting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (155 of 449) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 76.8 points per game (111th in D-1) while shooting 47.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jayhawks are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 14.0 fouls. They relinquish 29.0% on three-point shots and they are 43rd in college in points per game from their opponents (66.0). The Jayhawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 38.1% (509 of 1,335) and they surrender 34.2 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 80th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 268 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats got the victory with a final of 71-70 when they faced Arizona State. The Wildcats collected 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Arizona State had 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Kansas State converted 10 of their 26 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The Wildcats permitted Arizona State to bury 22 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6% in the matchup. They shot 32.4% from beyond the arc via 12 of 37 and finished the contest at 14 out of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Kansas State allowed Arizona State to grab 32 overall (9 on the offensive side).

David N'Guessan ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this contest. He scored 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 8 of 11 for the game for a rate of 72.7%, and added 8 rebounds.

Kansas State has a mark of 11-11 for the campaign. The Wildcats are committing 15.6 fouls every game and they shoot 69.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.3 times per contest (41st in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. Kansas State has scored 1,616 points this year (73.5 per game) and they snag 34.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 148th in the nation.

The Kansas State defense concedes 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (157 of 444) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.4 dimes and 34.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 208th and 174th in college hoops. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 131st in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.0. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (175th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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