South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (12-20 last season) will go up against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (14-18 last year) at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits played St. Thomas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-67 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Jackrabbits finished with 23 and St. Thomas had 15 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. St. Thomas went 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, St. Thomas snagged 23 rebounds (2 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. Thomas earned 14 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In regard to the defense, South Dakota State allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 24 out of 47 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Jackrabbits buried 13 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 92.9%. South Dakota State finished having earned a 38.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 63) and made 6 of 29 shots from distance.

Jaden Jackson is someone who had an impact for the game. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 18 shooting.

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South Dakota State enters this matchup after finishing with a mark of 14-18 last year. They turned it over 11.1 times per game and as a unit committed 16.7 fouls per game. As a team, South Dakota State snagged 37.3 boards per game and had 457 dimes throughout last season, which was 172nd in college in terms of passing the ball. The Jackrabbits hit on 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (257 of 747) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They had an average of 75.4 pts per contest (185th in the nation) while going 46.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Jackrabbits were able to force their opponents into 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They surrendered 33.9% on shots from distance while they were 145th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.8). The Jackrabbits defense allowed a FG percentage of 43.2% (796 of 1,843) and they conceded 32.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They were 142nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 427 relinquished last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 105-91 when they played BYU. The Wildcats were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. BYU earned 15 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Kansas State knocked down 13 out of 23 tries (56.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 32 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.8%. The Wildcats permitted BYU to make 40 of 73 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 54.8% in this game. They finished 34.4% from downtown by going 11 out of 32 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). In relation to rebounding, Kansas State allowed BYU to snag 40 in all (14 on the offensive side).

PJ Haggerty ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists for the game.

Kansas State had a mark of 12-20 last year. As an offensive team, the Wildcats shot 45.9% from the field, which was ranked 137th in the nation. Kansas State scored 2,546 points over the course of last season (79.6 per game) and they averaged 34.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.8 times per contest (35th in college hoops) and they coughed up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls every game and they shot 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas State defense surrendered 33.7% on three-point shots (261 of 775) and opponents connected on 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 11.9 assists and 37.3 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 115th and 331st in those defensive categories. The Wildcats were ranked 348th in the country in PPG given up with 81.8. They forced 12.6 TO's per game and let teams shoot 46.0% from the floor (283rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Dakota State

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