Kansas State Wildcats vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Houston Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: Peacock

Fertitta Center is the location where the Houston Cougars (22-2) will meet the Kansas State Wildcats (10-14) on Saturday.

The Kansas State Wildcats faced Cincinnati and took a loss by a final of 91-62 in their last contest. Kansas State walked away from the game with a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 of 62) and made 6 out of their 25 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 6 of 9 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 26 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defense, Kansas State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 31 of 62 shooting. Cincinnati doled out 21 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Cincinnati snagged 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cincinnati walked away from this one shooting 81.3% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 16 shots. They buried 16 of their 28 tries from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 13 while Cincinnati finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

PJ Haggerty is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He shot 61.1% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He played 38 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He notched 24 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Kansas State will enter this matchup with a mark of 10-14 for the season. They have an average of 80.9 pts per contest (87th in Division 1) while going 46.1% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 36.6% from downtown (240 of 655) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas State is pulling in 34.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 431 dimes so far this season, which is 32nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 340th in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.8). The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (680 of 1,493) and they relinquish 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 320th in the nation in giving up assists with 385 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Houston Cougars took home the win by a final score of 66-52 when they faced Utah. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Houston permitted Utah to grab 23 overall (3 offensive). They finished 11.8% from three-point range by going 2 out of 17 and finished the contest at 10 out of 14 at the charity stripe (71.4%). The Cougars permitted Utah to knock down 20 of their 45 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cougars went 26 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Houston made 9 out of 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Utah was called for 9 fouls for the contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They also coughed it up 5 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Cougars pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 29 for this contest.

Emanuel Sharp was important for the Cougars for the matchup. He accumulated 27 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 9 of 17 in this contest for a rate of 52.9%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 22-2 this year. The Cougars are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (108th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 8.0 times per contest. Houston has accounted for 1,879 pts so far this year (78.3 per game) and they pull down 36.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks 166th in the country.

The Cougars are ranked 2nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 61.2. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (16th in college). The Houston defense allows 31.1% on three-point shots (164 of 527) and their opponents are connecting on 68.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.0 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, ranking them 31st and 111th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas State

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