Kansas State Wildcats vs Utah Utes Prediction, 2/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Utah Utes

Date: Monday, February 17, 2025

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (13-11) are on their way to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Monday where they will meet the Utah Utes (13-11).

The Kansas State Wildcats faced Arizona and notched a win by a score of 73-70 in their last game. Kansas State ended having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 out of 62) and knocked down 1 of their 19 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 16 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 30 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 dimes for the contest while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 14 steals. With respect to the defense, Kansas State allowed the other team to go 41.3% from the field on 26 out of 63 shooting. Arizona earned 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Arizona collected 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arizona finished the contest at 84.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of 19 attempts. They also converted 2 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 15 while Arizona accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Dug McDaniel is a guy who came through in the game. He ended up going 45.5% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He played 37 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 10 out of 22 shooting.

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Kansas State enters this matchup with a mark of 13-11 so far this year. They currently have an average of 73.8 points per contest (201st in college hoops) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 34.6% on 3-point shots (202 of 584) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kansas State is snagging 33.8 rebounds per game and has 391 assists on the campaign, which is 66th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 135th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.1). The Wildcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (616 of 1,414) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are 193rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 329 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Utah Utes took a loss by a final score of 85-75 against Cincinnati. The Utes corralled 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. Cincinnati earned 10 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Utes to the charity stripe for 3 attempts. They were able to make 0 of them for a percentage of 0.0%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Utah made 13 of their 32 attempts (40.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Utes shot 31 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. The Utes permitted Cincinnati to knock down 30 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.2% in this contest. They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 22 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). With respect to rebounding, Utah permitted Cincinnati to snag 37 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Gabe Madsen pitched in for the Utes for the matchup. He scored 28 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game. He converted 10 out of 26 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 13-11 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Utes are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 124th in the nation. Utah has totaled 1,809 pts for the campaign (75.4 per contest) and they collect 38.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 18.0 times per contest (7th in the country) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Utes commit 18.5 fouls per contest and they hit 62.0% from the charity stripe.

The Utes on defense are ranked 158th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 70.8. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (51st in Division 1). The Utah defense concedes 33.0% from downtown (189 of 572) and opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.6 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 139th and 223rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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