Kansas State Wildcats vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Marriott Center in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (13-11) are hitting the road to Marriott Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the BYU Cougars (16-8).

The Kansas State Wildcats played Arizona and earned the victory with a final of 73-70 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 15 and Arizona racked up 19 personal fouls. They also converted 2 of 22 tries from beyond the arc. Arizona ended up shooting 84.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Arizona grabbed 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arizona doled out 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In relation to defending, Kansas State allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the field on 26 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the game while forcing 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 30 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of 26 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Kansas State finished the contest having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (28 out of 62) and converted 1 out of their 19 three-point shots.

Dug McDaniel is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up going 45.5% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He racked up 24 points on 10 out of 22 shooting.

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Kansas State heads into this one with a record of 13-11 this season. They are averaging 73.8 points per game (202nd in Division 1) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Wildcats are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (202 of 584) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas State is snagging 33.8 rebounds per contest and has 391 dimes this season, which has them ranked 60th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 201st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 329 surrendered on the season. The Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (616 of 1,414) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 34.0% from beyond the arc and they are 133rd in college in opponents PPG (70.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the BYU Cougars got the victory with a final of 73-69 against West Virginia. In the matter of cleaning the glass, BYU allowed West Virginia to get 25 in total (5 offensive). They shot 33.3% from 3-point land via 9 of 27 and finished the contest at 6 of 7 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Cougars permitted West Virginia to make 27 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cougars went 25 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 45.5%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, BYU converted 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 81.3%. West Virginia committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. The Cougars recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Egor Demin ended up being important for the Cougars for this contest. He recorded 16 points in his 24 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for this game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 16-8 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Cougars are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 40th in the nation. BYU has scored 1,914 points for the campaign (79.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.8 times per contest (27th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. The Cougars are committing 15.5 fouls per contest while shooting 69.1% from the free throw line.

The BYU defense allows 35.0% on 3-pointers (212 of 605) and opponents are converting on 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.3 dimes and 30.7 boards every game, ranking them 195th and 17th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 97th in the country in PPG given up with 69.2. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (146th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas State

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