Seton Hall Pirates vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN2

The Seton Hall Pirates (7-1) are hitting the road to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday where they will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (5-3).

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Central Connecticut and went home with a win by a final score of 77-61 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Pirates ended up with 11 while Central Connecticut recorded 14 fouls. They made 8 of their 21 tries from three-point range. Central Connecticut shot 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 12 shots. On top of that, Central Connecticut grabbed 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Central Connecticut doled out 13 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pirates knocked down 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Seton Hall ended the contest having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 out of 59) and made 11 of their 20 three-point shots.

A.J. Staton-McCray is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished shooting 55.6% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. He finished with 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Seton Hall heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-1 on the season. They turn the ball over 10.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Seton Hall is collecting 34.6 boards per game and has accounted for 115 dimes for the campaign, which is 207th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are shooting 33.1% on three-point attempts (47 of 142) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.8 pts per game (223rd in college) while going 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pirates are able to force 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.5% on 3-pointers and they are 9th in college in PPG allowed (61.4). The Pirates are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.8% (155 of 400) and they surrender 31.8 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 40th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 80 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a score of 82-66 when they played Bowling Green. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Kansas State allowed Bowling Green to collect 38 overall (14 offensive). They shot 46.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 26 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Wildcats permitted Bowling Green to knock down 28 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.2% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 24 for 61 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Kansas State made 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 54.5%. Bowling Green committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 22 shots. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats recorded 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this matchup.

David Castillo was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 15 for the game for a rate of 53.3%, and had 1 rebound. He totaled 22 points in his 33 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this game.

Kansas State has a mark of 5-3 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 52nd in D-1. Kansas State has accumulated 692 points on the season (86.5 per contest) and they average 34.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.4 times per game (34th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 19.3 fouls per game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 308th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 80.6. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (298th in college hoops). The Kansas State defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (70 of 214) and their opponents are knocking down 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 15.1 assists and 32.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 283rd and 79th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas State

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