Wichita State vs Kansas State 12/5/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Kansas State Wildcats and the Wichita Stte Shockers meet in college hoops action from the Charles Koch Center on Sunday.

The Kansas State Wildcats come into this one looking to build on a 71-43 win over Albany in their last game. Nijel Pack has a team-high 15.8 PPG with 2.5 APG while Markquis Nowell has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Kansas State up to this point in the season. As a team, Kansas State is averaging 71.5 PPG on 46% shooting from the field and 35.7% from three and 71.9% from the foul line while allowing 58.3 PPG on 37.1% shooting from the field and 23.7% from three this season.

The Wichita State Shockers will look to build on a 60-51 win over Oklahoma State in their last game. Tyson Etienne leads the Shockers in scoring with 16.3 PPG with 3 RPG while Ricky Council IV has 11.1 PPG with 4.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Wichita State up to this point in the year. Morris Udeze has 9 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG while Craig Porter Jr. has a team-high 2.4 APG as well on the year. As a team, Wichita State is averaging 66 PPG on40% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 65.9% from the foul line while allowing 61 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field and 26.3% from three this season.

Kansas State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 8-2- 1 ATS in their last 11 Sunday games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. Wichita State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 36-15-2 ATS in their last 53 Sunda games while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win.

I get the case that could be made both ways here as this is shaping up to be one of the more intense games on Sunday. However, I’m leaning towards the under because this just has the feels of a game where the first to 60 gets the win and I think it’s just going to be one defensive showcase. Give me the under in this one.