Kansas State vs Oklahoma State Prediction 2025/01/07 College Basketball Picks

The Kansas State Wildcats and the Oklahoma State Cowboys meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Gallagher-Iba Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State prediction.

Kansas State Recap

The Kansas State Wildcats come into this game looking to bounce back from a 63-62 loss to TCU last time out to fall to 7-6 on the year. After this game, Kansas State will head home for a matchup with the Houston Cougars.

Wildcats Lose 4 Of Their Last 5

David N’Guessan leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with 13.3 PPG and 7.5 RPG while Brendan Hausen has 12.8 PPG. Dug McDaniel added 10.4 PPG with a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Wildcats in the assist department and Coleman Hawkins has 10.2 PPG with 7.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Kansas State up to this point in the year. Max Jones also has added 8.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Kansas State is averaging 76.2 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three, and 66.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kansas State Wildcats will win

• Oklahoma State has lost each of its last eight games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Kansas State has won each of its last three night games against Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State Recap

The Oklahoma State Cowboys come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-50 loss to West Virginia last time out to drop to 8-5 on the year. After this game, Oklahoma State will head on the road to take on Utah.

Cowboys Lose Back-To-Back Games

Marchelus Avery leads the Cowboys in scoring and rebounding with 12.5 PPG and 5.4 RPG while Abou Ousmane has 11.8 PPG with 5.9 RPG as the Cowboys’ top rebounder and the only other double-digit scorer for Oklahoma State up to this point in the year. Bryce Thompson has 9.5 PPG and Khalil Brantley has 7.5 PPG with 3.2 RPG and a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Cowboys in the assist department up to this point in the year. Robert Jennings II also has 7.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Oklahoma State is averaging 74.2 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three, and 73.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Oklahoma State Cowboys will win

• Oklahoma State has won each of its last five games at Gallagher-Iba Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Kansas State has lost each of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the last five night games between Kansas State and Oklahoma State have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.
• Four of Kansas State’s last five games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.

Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State Prediction

I’m on Kansas State here. I just think that there’s a strong possibility that Oklahoma State might be the worst team in the Big 12 this season and while I haven’t been high on Kansas State for much of anything this year, the reality is that they’re the better, and more talented team coming into this game. The Cowboys just haven’t been able to hang early on in conference play, and while some of that is because of playing the likes of Houston and West Virginia, I just think that this is a spot where it’s likely going to get better before it gets worse for OK State. I’ll side with Kansas State and the free bucket in this one.