Kansas State Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: CBS

Allen Fieldhouse is where the Kansas Jayhawks (12-4) will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (7-9) on Saturday.

The Kansas State Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Tech and ended up losing by a score of 61-57 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 13 and Texas Tech totaled 12 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 13 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Texas Tech finished 57.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 7 attempts. Moreover, Texas Tech collected 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas Tech dished out 17 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Kansas State allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 26 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 24 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 10 of their 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Kansas State finished the game with a 36.5% FG percentage (19 of 52) and knocked down 9 of their 30 3-point shots.

Brendan Hausen is one player who played a role for this game. He ended up with 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played for 29 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He ended up going 44.4% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Kansas State will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-9 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a team they commit 15.1 fouls per game. As a team, Kansas State is collecting 33.9 boards per game and has accumulated 259 dimes on the season, which ranks 123rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 34.1% on three-point attempts (137 of 402) and 67.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.2 pts per contest (231st in D-1) while hitting 45.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 176th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.1). The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (421 of 949) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 143rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 213 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kansas Jayhawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-57 when they played Iowa State. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Kansas allowed Iowa State to grab 37 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 61.5% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 13 and ended up going 18 out of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Jayhawks allowed Iowa State to bury 24 out of 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.7% in the game. Overall, the Jayhawks went 24 out of 59 from the floor which had them at 40.7%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Kansas knocked down 5 of 16 attempts (31.3%). They were able to make 4 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 36.4%. Iowa State was called for 14 fouls for this game which got the Jayhawks to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Jayhawks collected 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 31 for the game.

Zeke Mayo was important for the Jayhawks for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 19 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 17 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Kansas has a record of 12-4 this year. As an offensive team, the Jayhawks are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 66th in the nation. Kansas has totaled 1,216 pts for the year (76.0 per contest) and they pull in 39.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.1 times per contest (11th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Jayhawks have committed 13.9 fouls every game and they shoot 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Jayhawks on the defensive side of the court are 16th in college in points allowed per game with 62.8. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.0% from the field (6th in the country). The Kansas defense allows 29.5% on 3-pointers (110 of 373) and their opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.6 assists and 33.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 72nd and 145th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas

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