Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: Peacock

The Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) are hosting the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-1) at T-Mobile Center on Thursday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced SE Louisiana and walked away with a win by a score of 75-68 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 13 and SE Louisiana had 20 fouls. They buried 4 of 25 attempts from distance. SE Louisiana walked away from this one shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 18 attempts. On top of that, SE Louisiana pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. SE Louisiana earned 13 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Mississippi State allowed the other team to shoot 36.4% from the field on 24 out of 66 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 40 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 16 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. Mississippi State walked away from the game having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (25 out of 55) and knocked down 9 out of their 24 shots from downtown.

Shawn Jones Jr. is one player who played a role in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up with 17 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Mississippi State enters this game with a win-loss record of 2-1 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 16.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Mississippi State is pulling down 44.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 47 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 335th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 35.9% on three-point shots (28 of 78) and 70.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.3 pts per contest (169th in D-1) while going 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 48th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 41 conceded for the campaign. Bulldogs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (84 of 201) and they surrender 33.3 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 24.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 223rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.3).

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats got the victory with a final of 84-83 when they faced Tulsa. When discussing rebounding, Kansas State permitted Tulsa to grab 37 overall (13 offensive). They shot 26.7% from 3-point land by going 8 of 30 and finished the contest at 21 out of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). The Wildcats permitted Tulsa to knock down 27 out of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.9% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats went 30 for 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.1%. When discussing shooting from distance, Kansas State converted 5 out of their 24 tries (20.8%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 90.5%. Tulsa was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. The Wildcats collected 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in this matchup.

PJ Haggerty ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this contest. He totaled 31 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 3 dimes in this game. He made 10 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 10 rebounds.

Kansas State has a record of 4-0 so far this season. The Wildcats are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 72.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 21.3 times per contest (10th in the nation) and they cough up possession 15.3 times per contest. Kansas State has accounted for 374 pts on the campaign (93.5 per game) and they pull in 35.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are hitting on 54.7% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in college.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 265th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 78.5. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (263rd in D-1). The Kansas State defense allows 33.7% on 3-pointers (33 of 98) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 15.8 dimes and 29.3 boards per game, which is 294th and 30th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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