Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (10-15) will take on the Baylor Bears (13-12) at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Baylor Bears faced Louisville and took a loss by a score of 82-71 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 17 and Louisville totaled 20 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. Louisville ended up shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Louisville pulled down 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Louisville earned 18 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In terms of the defense, Baylor allowed the other team to go 56.0% from the field on 28 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for this contest while creating 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 25 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bears converted 25 of 30 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Baylor wrapped up the game having earned a 36.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 60) and buried 2 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Isaac Williams is one guy who came through for the matchup. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Baylor comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-12 on the year. They average 83.4 pts per game (43rd in the nation) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Bears are shooting 35.4% on three-point shots (211 of 596) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Baylor is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 394 assists for the season, which ranks 105th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bears are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They give up 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 246th in college in points per game from their opponents (76.1). The Bears defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (688 of 1,554) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a squad. They are 136th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 332 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 78-64 against Houston. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Kansas State permitted Houston to get 37 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range via 7 out of 21 and ended up going 23 out of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Wildcats permitted Houston to knock down 24 out of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats shot 20 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.1%. Concerning 3-point shots, Kansas State knocked down 8 out of their 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.0%. Houston committed 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Wildcats snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the matchup.

PJ Haggerty pitched in for the Wildcats in the game. He made 7 out of 20 in the game for a rate of 35.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 10-15 so far this year. The Wildcats are committing 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 70.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.8 times per game (23rd in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per game. Kansas State has 2,005 pts so far this year (80.2 per contest) and they pull in 34.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are hitting on 45.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 154th in college hoops.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 337th in D-1 in PPG given up with 80.7. They are able to force 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (258th in the country). The Kansas State defense gives up 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (201 of 590) and opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 16.1 dimes and 36.6 boards every game, which ranks 333rd and 304th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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