Kansas State vs Baylor 3/12/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Kansas State Wildcats travel to Kansas City, MO on Thursday for a quarterfinal matchup in the Big 12 Conference Tournament against the #5 Baylor Bears. In their last game, Kansas State defeated TCU by the score of 53-49. Cartier Diarra led the Wildcats offense in scoring on the night with 13 points while shooting 5 of 14 from the field and 2 of 2 from the free throw line. Mike McGuirl led Kansas State in rebounding in the game with a total of 7, with 1 coming off the offensive boards. McGuirl also led the Wildcats in assists the game with 6, while playing a total of 36 minutes against TCU.
After the win against TCU, Kansas State is 11-21 overall this season and 4-15 in conference play. Xavier Sneed has led the Kansas State offense in scoring this season as he has averaged 14.4 points per game, while shooting 37% from the field and 68.9% from the free throw line. Makol Mawien leads the Wildcats in rebounding this year as he has averaged 5.4 rebounds per game. The assists leader for Kansas State is Cartier Diarra as he has averaged 4.2 assists per game so far this season.
The #5 Baylor Bears will meet the Kansas State Wildcats in Kansas City on Thursday after losing their last game to West Virginia by the score of 76-64. Baylor was led in scoring by Jared Butler who recorded 21 points while shooting 6 of 14 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. Mark Vital led the Bears in rebounds with 12, including 5 coming from the offensive boards. Vital also led Baylor in assists on the day with 4 while playing 32 minutes in the game against West Virginia.
After the loss the to West Virginia, Baylor finished the regular season with a record of 26-4 overall and 15-3 in conference play, placing the Bears in 2nd place in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor is led in scoring on the year by Jared Butler who has scored an average of 16 points per game and is shooting 42.1% from the field and 77.5% from the free throw line. Freddie Gillespie is the leading rebounder on the year for the Bears as he has recorded an average of 9 rebounds per game, including an average of 4.1 offensive rebounds per game. Davion Mitchell leads Baylor in assists per game on the year with an average of 3.8.
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The Kansas State Wildcats have scored an average of 64.5 points per game on the year while allowing 65.5 points per game. The Baylor Bears have scored 71.1 points per game while allowing 60.1 points per game. In their last 5 games, the Wildcats are 2-3 and have won 2 games in a row while the Bears are also 2-3. Baylor won both games between these two teams during the regular season by the scores of 73-67 and 85-66. Baylor was dominant most of the season but struggled down the stretch and will be looking to get back on track against Kansas State. The Bears scored more points per game and allowed fewer points per game than the Wildcats and also had a better shooting percentage and a higher number of rebounds. I have to go with Baylor in this one. Final score prediction, Baylor Bears win but do not cover ATS, 72-65.
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