Bellarmine Knights vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Bellarmine Knights (0-1) are headed to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday where they will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (1-0).

The Bellarmine Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia and took a loss by a score of 104-59 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Knights finished with 15 and Georgia finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 29 attempts from long range. Georgia ended up shooting 90.5% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of 21 attempts. On top of that, Georgia snagged 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Georgia earned 13 assists and had 16 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, Bellarmine allowed their opponent to shoot 54.3% from the field on 38 of 70 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 26 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knights buried 5 of 6 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Bellarmine wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 of 57) and knocked down 8 of their 28 three-point attempts.

Jack Karasinski is one player who came through for the matchup. He notched 23 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played 24 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 58.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Bellarmine comes into this one with a record of 0-1 for the season. They average 59.0 points per outing (327th in the country) while connecting on 40.4% from the field. The Knights are shooting 28.6% on 3-point shots (8 of 28) and 83.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Bellarmine is pulling in 29.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 16 dimes on the season, which ranks 211th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 22.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 6.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 11.0 fouls. They currently rank 178th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 13 conceded for the season. The Knights are allowing a field goal percentage of 54.3% (38 of 70) and they concede 38.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.0% from beyond the arc while they are 358th in D-1 in PPG allowed (104.0).

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 93-64 when they faced UNC Greensboro. The Wildcats were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. UNC Greensboro was called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 55.0%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Kansas State knocked down 14 of their 27 tries (51.9%). In all, the Wildcats shot 34 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 50.7%. The Wildcats permitted UNC Greensboro to make 23 out of 61 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.7% in the matchup. They finished 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 6 of 20 and finished the contest at 12 of 20 at the free throw line (60.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Kansas State permitted UNC Greensboro to snag 28 overall (7 offensive).

PJ Haggerty was important for the Wildcats in the game. He scored 27 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the game. He buried 10 out of 20 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 1-0 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are hitting on 50.7% from the floor, which ranks 99th in college. Kansas State has totaled 93 pts on the campaign and they average 42.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.0 times per contest (49th in the nation) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per game. The Wildcats commit 20.0 fouls per contest and they go 55.0% from the free throw line.

The Kansas State defense gives up 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc (6 of 20) and their opponents are making 60.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 15.0 dimes and 31.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 266th and 131st in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 138th in the country in points per game surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing their opponents into 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (138th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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