Kansas State Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: FS1

The Kansas State Wildcats (11-16) are en route to CU Events Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Colorado Buffaloes (15-12).

The Kansas State Wildcats took the court against Texas Tech and took a loss by a final of 100-72 in their last game. Kansas State ended having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (28 out of 64) and made 6 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 10 of their 17 shots for a rate of 58.8%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 8 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning defense, Kansas State let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the field on 34 out of 62 shooting. Texas Tech recorded 18 assists and had 1 steal in this game. On top of that, Texas Tech had 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas Tech ended up going 82.6% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 23 tries. They buried 13 of 28 tries from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 18 and Texas Tech totaled 14 personal fouls.

PJ Haggerty is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He played 36 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Kansas State heads into this game with a win-loss record of 11-16 this season. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Kansas State is snagging 34.4 rebounds per game and has 470 assists this year, which is 38th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (262 of 718) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 80.3 pts per game (90th in the nation) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They concede 33.8% on three-point shots and they rank 344th in college in opponents points per game (81.1). The Wildcats are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (766 of 1,684) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 319th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 434 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Colorado Buffaloes took home the win by a final score of 83-69 when they faced Oklahoma State. In the matter of how they rebounded, Colorado permitted Oklahoma State to pull down 34 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 21.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 5 of 23 and finished the game at 18 of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Buffaloes permitted Oklahoma State to bury 23 out of 61 tries from the floor which left them shooting 37.7% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes shot 29 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. In terms of three-point attempts, Colorado converted 11 out of 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to make 14 of those for a clip of 77.8%. Oklahoma State earned 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Buffaloes were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game.

Bangot Dak ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes for this game. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Colorado has a mark of 15-12 so far this season. As an offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 80th in Division 1. Colorado has scored 2,164 pts so far this season (80.1 per contest) and they grab 34.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per contest (80th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Buffaloes have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.2% from the free throw line.

The Colorado defense concedes 37.0% on three-point shots (223 of 603) and opponents are making 72.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.6 dimes and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 200th and 212th in Division 1. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 295th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 78.2. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (265th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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