The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas State Wildcats face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Bramlage Coliseum.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys got out to a fast start to the season but they have struggled a bit the last few weeks. Over the last four games, Oklahoma has only managed one win. In the last game against West Virginia, they were competitive scoring 84 points, but the defense really let them down giving up 87 points. On the season, Oklahoma State is averaging 78 points per game while their defense is giving up 72.6 points per game. Oklahoma State is led by Cade Cunningham who averages 19.1 points and shoots 45.5 percent from the field.
On the other side of this matchup is the Kansas State Wildcats who look to be the worst team in the Big 12 and coming into this game they have lost two games in a row. In the last game against Texas Tech, Kansas State scored 71 points, but the defense gave up 82 points and that led to the loss. On the season, Kansas State is averaging 66.2 points per game while their defense is giving up 70.5 points per game. Kansas State is led by Mike McGuirl who averages 12.2 points and shoots 38.5 percent from the field.Outside of McGuirl, Kansas State doesn’t have enough players around McGuirl to help the team be consistent.
Oklahoma State is 7-1-1 against the spread in their last 9 Saturday games. The over is 20-7-2 in Oklahoma State’s last 29 vs. Big 12. The over is 18-7-1 in Oklahoma State’s last 26 Saturdays games. The under is 6-2 in Kansas State’s last 8 home games. Kansas State is 6-2 against the spread in their last 8 vs. Big 12. Kansas State is 2-6 against the spread in their last 8 Saturday games.
Oklahoma State’s offense is going to run up the score and they are going to have no issue getting the job done in this one. Kansas State is going to struggle to score and Oklahoma State will win this game and cover the spread.