Texas vs Kansas State 1/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Kansas State Wildcats and Texas Longhorns meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Frank Erwin Center. The Kansas State Wildcats need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Texas Longhorns look for a win after winning seven of their last nine games.

The Kansas State Wildcats are averaging 68.3 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 61.1 points on 39.2 percent shooting. Nijel Pack is averaging 15.4 points and 2.1 assists, while Markquis Nowell is averaging 12.6 points and 3.9 rebounds. Mark Smith is the third double-digit scorer and Selton Miguel is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Kansas State Wildcats are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Kansas State Wildcats are allowing 26.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The Texas Longhorns are averaging 70.4 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 54.5 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Timmy Allen is averaging 11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Andrew Jones is averaging 10.9 points and 2.9 rebounds. Marcus Carr is the third double-digit scorer and Courtney Ramey is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Texas Longhorns are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The Texas Longhorns are allowing 31.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.

The Wildcats are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 Tuesday games. The Longhorns are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games. The under is 17-7 in Wildcats last 24 overall. The under is 7-3 in Longhorns last 10 overall. The road team is 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

The Texas Longhorns have far and away better top end talent, and that’s why they won the first meeting and will win this game. However, the Kansas State Wildcats are a physical bunch that gets after it defensively and doesn’t get blown out often. We’ve seen KSU take Marquette, Oklahoma, West Virginia and TCU down to the wire. Kansas State doesn’t win a lot, but it competes every time out. Give me the points.