Kansas State vs TCU 3/11/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Kansas State Wildcats travel to Kansas City, MO on Wednesday for a first-round matchup in the Big 12 Conference Tournament against the TCU Horned Frogs. In their last game, Kansas State defeated Iowa State by the score of 79-63. Xavier Sneed led the Wildcats offense in scoring on the night with 31 points while shooting 10 of 21 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free throw line. Pierson McAtee led Kansas State in rebounding in the game with a total of 5, with 2 coming off the offensive boards. Cartier Diarra led the Wildcats in assists the game with 5, while playing a total of 27 minutes against Iowa State.
After the win against Iowa State, Kansas State finished the regular season with a record of 10-21 overall this season and 3-15 in conference play, which puts the Wildcats in 10th place in the Big 12 Conference. 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 TCU Horned Frogs enter Wednesday’s game against Kansas State looking to advance their season at least one more game. In their last game, the Horned Frogs were defeated by Oklahoma by the score of 78-76. Desmond Bane led the Horned Frogs in points in the game with 24 while shooting 10 of 18 from the field. R.J. Nembhard was the leader in assists for the Horned Frogs as he totaled 7 while playing 34 minutes against Oklahoma. The leading rebounder for TCU was Jaire Grayer who pulled in 7 boards, including 3 coming offensively.
After the loss against Oklahoma, TCU finished the regular season with a record of 16-15 and 7-11 in conference play, placing them in 7th place in the Big 12. Desmond Baine has been the leading scorer on the year for TCU as he has averaged 16.6 points per game while shooting 45.3% from the field and 78.9% from the free throw line. Bane also leads the Horned Frogs in assists per game with an average of 3.9. Kevin Samuel leads TCU in rebounds per game on the year with an average of 8.4, including 3.4 rebounds per game coming offensively.
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The Kansas State Wildcats have scored an average of 64.5 points per game this season while allowing 65.5 points per game. The TCU Horned Frogs have scored 65.9 points per game, while allowing 65.4 points per game. In their last 5 games, Kansas State is 1-4 while TCU is 2-3 and has lost 2 games in a row. TCU was victorious in both of their games this season against Kansas State, winning by the scores of 59-57 and 68-57. The Horned Frogs have won 2 of the last 3 meetings between these two teams and has won by the average score of 62.67-61.33 and they are also 2-1 ATS in that span. Final score prediction, TCU Horned Frogs win and cover ATS, 66-62.