Kansas State Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: CBS

The Kansas State Wildcats (12-18) are hitting the road to Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will meet the Kansas Jayhawks (21-9).

The Kansas State Wildcats took the court against West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 65-63 in their last contest. Kansas State walked away from the contest with a 40.8% FG percentage (20 of 49) and made 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 19 of their 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Kansas State allowed 39.3% from the floor on 24 out of 61 shooting. West Virginia distributed 16 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Furthermore, West Virginia snagged 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. West Virginia went 56.3% from the free throw line by converting 9 of their 16 tries. They made 6 out of their 23 tries from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 15 and West Virginia had 18 fouls.

Khamari McGriff is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He played for 30 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Kansas State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-18 for the season. They are averaging 79.0 points per game (103rd in the country) while shooting 45.7% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (281 of 784) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Kansas State is pulling down 34.4 boards per game and has totaled 514 assists this year, which has them ranked 37th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a group they commit 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 328th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 483 surrendered so far this season. The Wildcats defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (842 of 1,866) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 33.3% on 3-pointers while they are 336th in the nation in opponents PPG (80.3).

For their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took a loss by a score of 70-60 when they played Arizona State. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Kansas permitted Arizona State to snag 42 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 32.0% from downtown via 8 of 25 and finished the game at 24 of 30 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Jayhawks allowed Arizona State to convert 19 of 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 32.2% in the game. Overall, the Jayhawks went 21 for 72 from the floor which had them shooting 29.2%. Regarding three-point attempts, Kansas made 7 of their 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Arizona State committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They gave up possession 16 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Jayhawks were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 23 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the contest.

Tre White was important for the Jayhawks in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a rate of 35.3%, and earned 14 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 assists for this game.

Kansas has a win-loss record of 21-9 this year. As an offensive team, the Jayhawks are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks 155th in the nation. Kansas has accounted for 2,267 pts for the year (75.6 per game) and they average 38.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per game (143rd in D-1) and they turn it over 10.7 times per contest. The Jayhawks commit 14.4 fouls every game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Jayhawks defensively are ranked 55th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 68.8. They are able to force 9.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (5th in college hoops). The Kansas defense allows 29.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (242 of 812) and their opposition makes 68.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.0 assists and 36.6 boards every game, which is 67th and 308th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas

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