West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: CBSSN

Bramlage Coliseum is the location where the Kansas State Wildcats (7-10) will go up against the West Virginia Mountaineers (13-5) on Saturday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced off with Arizona State and took a loss by a final of 65-57 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 16 and Arizona State racked up 16 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter. Arizona State finished the game shooting 58.8% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Arizona State grabbed 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arizona State earned 11 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, West Virginia let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Mountaineers made 17 of 20 shots for a percentage of 85.0%. West Virginia ended the contest with a 31.0% FG percentage (18 out of 58) and converted 4 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Javon Small is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He accounted for 14 points on 2 out of 11 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and collected 4 boards. He finished the contest at 18.2% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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West Virginia enters this game with a win-loss record of 13-5 on the season. They are turning it over 10.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, West Virginia is collecting 34.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 243 assists for the season, which ranks 245th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are connecting on 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (169 of 503) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 71.8 points per game (257th in the nation) while shooting 42.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.1 fouls. They are ranked 13th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 180 conceded on the season. The Mountaineers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.7% (406 of 1,023) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 28.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 19th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.9).

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 84-74 against Kansas. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Kansas State permitted Kansas to snag 33 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Wildcats permitted Kansas to bury 31 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 55.4% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up shooting 27 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. Concerning shots from distance, Kansas State converted 6 out of 26 attempts (23.1%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a clip of 73.7%. Kansas was called for 13 fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also turned it over 3 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this contest.

Coleman Hawkins ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this matchup. He had 15 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and accounted for 10 dimes in the game. He buried 5 of 14 for this game for a rate of 35.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 7-10 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 173rd in college hoops. Kansas State has totaled 1,245 points for the season (73.2 per game) and they average 33.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per game (46th in college) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Wildcats are committing 15.2 fouls per contest while shooting 68.3% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats are ranked 200th in college in points per game surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (275th in college hoops). The Kansas State defense gives up 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (116 of 320) and their opposition knocks down 74.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 218th and 193rd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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