Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (7-10) are en route to Foster Pavilion on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Baylor Bears (11-6).

The Kansas State Wildcats faced off with Kansas and took a loss by a final of 84-74 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 17 while Kansas finished the game with 13 fouls. They made 6 of 16 tries from long range. Kansas finished the game at 76.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Kansas totaled 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kansas recorded 16 dimes and had 1 steal in this game. With regard to the defense, Kansas State allowed the other team to go 55.4% from the field on 31 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 23 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 14 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Kansas State walked away from the game with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and converted 6 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Coleman Hawkins is a player who played a role for this game. He ended up shooting 35.7% from the field and also earned 10 dimes. He played 40 mins and also collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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Kansas State comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-10 for the campaign. They average 73.2 points per outing (228th in D-1) while connecting on 45.1% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.4% on three-point shots (143 of 428) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kansas State is pulling in 33.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 278 dimes on the year, which is 115th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats have forced 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 204th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.9). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (452 of 1,005) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a group. They are 135th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 230 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 74-71 when they played TCU. In the matter of how they rebounded, Baylor permitted TCU to pull down 38 in total (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). The Bears permitted TCU to knock down 27 out of their 53 tries from the field which left them shooting 50.9% in this game. Overall, the Bears shot 25 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Baylor converted 9 out of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. TCU was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also turned it over 5 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Bears snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 for this contest.

Norchad Omier ended up being a factor for the Bears for the contest. He accumulated 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Baylor has a win-loss mark of 11-6 on the year. The Bears are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.2 times per game (50th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. Baylor has tallied 1,373 points this year (80.8 per game) and they collect 36.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 103rd in college hoops.

The Baylor defense gives up 37.0% on shots from distance (139 of 376) and their opposition makes 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.9 assists and 32.6 boards per game, which is ranked 309th and 81st in college. The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 96th in college in points given up per game with 68.5. They have forced 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (190th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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