Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: CBSSN

The Cincinnati Bearcats (12-12) are headed to Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday where they will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (10-13).

The Cincinnati Bearcats took the court against UCF and went home with a win by a final score of 92-72 in their last contest. Cincinnati finished with a 58.9% FG percentage (33 of 56) and made 11 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Bearcats made 15 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 35 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 18 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to defending, Cincinnati allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the floor on 27 of 66 shooting. UCF totaled 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, UCF snagged 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UCF finished 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 15 attempts. They buried 6 of their 23 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bearcats ended up with 13 while UCF accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Baba Miller is one player who was a contributor in the game. He accumulated 17 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and collected 10 rebounds. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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Cincinnati comes into this matchup with a mark of 12-12 for the season. They cough up possession 12.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Cincinnati is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 393 assists so far this season, which ranks 63rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Bearcats are connecting on 31.2% on 3-point shots (199 of 637) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.6 pts per contest (288th in Division 1) while shooting 42.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bearcats have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are ranked 165th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 319 surrendered so far this year. The Bearcats defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (570 of 1,379) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 31st in the country in opponents points per game (67.3).

The last time they took the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a score of 84-82 against TCU. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Kansas State permitted TCU to pull down 35 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 26 and finished the game at 22 of 36 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Wildcats permitted TCU to knock down 27 out of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats ended up shooting 33 out of 63 from the field which had them at 52.4%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Kansas State converted 11 of 26 tries (42.3%). They were able to convert 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 62.5%. TCU committed 10 fouls for the matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Wildcats were able to collect 12 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 19 in this contest.

PJ Haggerty was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He buried 14 out of 24 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and added 1 rebound. He recorded 30 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

Kansas State has a win-loss mark of 10-13 so far this year. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 129th in the nation. Kansas State has scored 1,879 pts for the campaign (81.7 per contest) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.3 times per contest (17th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 19.6 fouls per contest while shooting 71.5% from the free throw line.

The Kansas State defense allows 32.9% on 3-point shots (178 of 541) and their opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 15.8 assists and 36.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 323rd and 291st in the country. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 330th in the nation in points allowed per game with 80.3. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (263rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas State

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