West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (11-17) are welcoming the West Virginia Mountaineers (16-12) at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers took the court against BYU and went home with a win by a final score of 79-71 in their last game. West Virginia walked away from the contest having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and made 8 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Mountaineers converted 17 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, West Virginia allowed 47.1% from the floor on 24 out of 51 shooting. BYU recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Moreover, BYU collected 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. BYU ended up shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by making 14 of 19 shots. They converted 9 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Mountaineers walked away with 15 and BYU recorded 18 personal fouls.

Honor Huff is one player who came through in this contest. He accounted for 19 points on 5 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins played and snagged 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the field and recorded 6 assists.

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West Virginia steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 16-12 this season. They have an average of 69.5 pts per game (319th in college) while going 44.4% from the field. The Mountaineers are hitting 33.4% on 3-pointers (220 of 659) and 67.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, West Virginia is snagging 34.6 boards per contest and has 357 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 290th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Mountaineers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are surrendering 35.5% on shots from distance and they are 9th in D-1 in opponents PPG (64.5). The Mountaineers are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (637 of 1,538) and they relinquish 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 117th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 365 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-68 when they faced TCU. The Wildcats were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the game. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. TCU was called for 12 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 4 of the free throws for a rate of 44.4%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Kansas State made 8 out of 23 tries (34.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats shot 28 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Wildcats allowed TCU to bury 27 of 63 tries from the floor which had them at 42.9% in the game. They went 25.9% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 7 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Kansas State permitted TCU to collect 32 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

PJ Haggerty pitched in for the Wildcats for the contest. He converted 9 out of 14 in this contest giving him a rate of 64.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 5 assists for the matchup.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 11-17 on the season. The Wildcats have committed 19.4 fouls per game and they go 70.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.3 times per contest (27th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Kansas State has totaled 2,237 pts on the campaign (79.9 per contest) and they grab 34.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 154th in college.

The Kansas State defense gives up 33.9% on shots from distance (226 of 667) and their opposition makes 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 16.1 dimes and 37.1 boards every game, which is 339th and 326th in college hoops. The Wildcats are ranked 341st in the nation in points per game surrendered with 81.1. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the field (258th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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