Kansas State Wildcats (15-8) vs. BYU Cougars (16-6)
February 10, 2024 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: BYU Cougars -10; Over/Under: +145
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The Kansas State Wildcats and the BYU Cougars meet in college basketball action from the Marriott Center on Saturday night. Who comes out ahead in this Big 12 clash? Let’s dive in and find out with our Kansas State vs. BYU Prediction.
Kansas State Team Preview
The Kansas State Wildcats come into this one looking to build on a 75-70 OT win over Kansas in their last matchup. Cam Carter leads the Wildcats in scoring with 16 PPG along with 5 RPG, 2.8 APG and 1.7 SPG while Arthur Kaluma has 14.4 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG as well. Tylor Perry also has 15.1 PPG along with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead the Wildcats in assists and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Kansas State so far this season. David N’Guessan also has 6.8 RPG as well on the glass this season. As a team, Kansas State is averaging 72.2 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
BYU Team Preview
The BYU Cougars come into this one looking to bounce back after an 82-66 loss to Oklahoma in their last matchup. Jaxson Robinson leads the Cougars in scoring with 13.5 PPG with 2.6 RPG while Trevin Knell has 11.2 PPG with 3.9 RPG. Noah Waterman has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass while Spencer Johnson has 11.1 PPG with 5.5 RPG and 3.5 APG this season. Richie Saunders has 10.1 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Fousseyni Traore has 10.4 PPG with 4.6 RPG in 14 games to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for BYU so far this season. Dallin Hall also has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the way in assists. As a team, BYU is averaging 83.6 PPG on 47.4% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season.
Kansas State vs. BYU Prediction
I’m on BYU here. I get the case for Kansas State as this Wildcats team is still a solid group from a talent perspective, but the Wildcats’ offense can be so wildly inconsistent that it’s hard to get a read on this team more often than not. BYU can light it up from outside and this Cougars team is a far more efficient team at home than on the road. Give me BYU in this one to get the job done.
