Kansas State at Texas 1/18/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/17/2022 at 9:37 PM ET

Kansas State at Texas 1/18/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Wildcats are coming here after getting an upset win in their last game. The win came over the Texas Tech game by a score of 62-51. With the win the Wildcats moved up to a 9-7 record overall, but in the conference games so far the Kansas State team is sitting on a 1-4 record. 

This year Kansas State has ended up getting 68.3 points per game on 42.8% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have ended up with 13.6 assists per game, but have ended up getting 36.2 boards per game. Defensively the Wildcats have allowed only 61.1 points per game, but have 1.9 blocks per game and 7.7 steals per game.

The Longhorns are heading here with a 13-4 record on the year, but a conference record of 3-2 on the year. The Texas Longhorns are coming here after getting handed a loss against Iowa State on the day. The loss for the Longhorns came with a final score of 79-70.

Shooting on the year for the Texas Longhorns is coming in at 46.4% on the year and have ended up with 70.4 points per game. The offense has managed to get 14.2 assist for Texas, but has only managed to get 33.7 boards per game. The defense for Texas has 3.4 blocks and 9 steals per game. The Longhorns defense has been a powerhouse giving up only 54.5 points per game.

The spread in this game is 12 points and that is going to be a stretch for the Longhorns to cover. The Longhorns offense is only scoring 2 points more on average than the Wildcats, but the defense is the difference and Texas is giving up 7 points fewer per game. Look for the Longhorns to win in this game here, but the spread is too much for the Longhorns with their point differences to cover. Final Score Prediction, Texas Longhorns win but fail to cover 65-59.

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