Wichita State vs Kansas State Picks and Prediction – 12/22/2023

Kansas State and Wichita State are both 8-3, and they are similar in many other ways. They play on Friday in Wichita. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks. Kansas State lost its last game, ending a five-game winning streak. Two of the team's three losses were to ranked teams. Wichita State won its last game by a single point to end a two-game skid.

They are very similar when it comes to scoring. Wichita State is averaging 77.5 points and is giving up 70.7 per game. Kansas State is averaging 77.7 points and is giving up 71.5. Wichita holds a small edge in rebounding at 44-39. 

For Kansas State, three players - Cam Carter, Tyler Perry, and Arthur Laluma, are averaging between 15–16 points each, and they are averaging 36 minutes a game. Kaluma is averaging 8.4 rebounds. Perry has 21 three-pointers and is shooting 30 percent. Kansas State is not a great shooting team, making 32 percent overall and 30 percent as a team from three-point land. The Wildcats shoot 72 percent from the line and have only one player above 73 percent.

Wichita State has a bit more balanced scoring with four players in double figures. Colby Rogers is averaging 17.3 points and Zavier Bell is averaging 15. Kenny Pohto is averaging 12 points and 8.3 rebounds. Rogers has made 33 threes and is shooting 42 percent from there. The Shockers are shooting 45 percent overall, 33 percent from behind the arc, and 72 percent from the foul line. Three starters are shooting 80 percent or better from the charity stripe.