Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: FOX

Bramlage Coliseum is the site where the Kansas State Wildcats (10-9) will attempt to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (14-5) on Saturday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced Colorado and notched a win by a score of 75-69 in their last contest. Kansas finished the game with a 46.2% FG percentage (24 out of 52) and converted 8 out of their 19 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Jayhawks converted 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 44 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists in the game while creating 3 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of defense, Kansas allowed the other team to go 35.7% from the floor on 25 out of 70 shooting. Colorado totaled 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Colorado snagged 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Colorado walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 16 attempts. They made 9 of 31 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 15 and Colorado finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Melvin Council Jr. is a player who came through in the game. He ended up with 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and also snagged 7 rebounds. He finished 53.8% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Kansas heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 14-5 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game and as a group are committing 14.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Kansas is snagging 39.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 286 assists this year, which ranks 160th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are shooting 36.2% on three-point shots (150 of 414) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They average 77.8 pts per contest (160th in D-1) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jayhawks are able to force 9.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They concede 28.8% on three-point shots and they are 45th in college in PPG allowed (67.6). The Jayhawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 38.1% (459 of 1,206) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 52nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 222 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 81-78 when they played Utah. The Wildcats were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. Utah was called for 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of them for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to shooting from distance, Kansas State made 12 of their 23 tries (52.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats ended up going 31 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Wildcats allowed Utah to bury 32 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.2% for the game. They finished the game shooting 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 23 and ended up shooting 6 of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Kansas State permitted Utah to collect 31 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

PJ Haggerty ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this matchup. He buried 15 out of 29 in this game for a rate of 51.7%, and earned 8 rebounds. He tallied 34 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and added 4 assists in the game.

Kansas State has a record of 10-9 for the campaign. The Wildcats have committed 20.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per game (9th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. Kansas State has accounted for 1,620 pts so far this season (85.3 per game) and they snag 36.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 82nd in the country.

The Kansas State defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (145 of 448) and their opposition makes 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 15.0 dimes and 35.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 291st and 259th in Division 1. The Wildcats are ranked 324th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 80.2. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (238th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas

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