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Kansas St. vs Wichita St. Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: T-Mobile Center — Kansas City, MO

Article updated Dec 21, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Kansas St. Wildcats are on the road playing the Wichita St. Shockers at the T-Mobile Center stadium on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. Kansas St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Kansas St. Wildcats are on the road playing the Wichita St. Shockers at the T-Mobile Center stadium on Thursday, 12/21/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. Kansas St. is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is Kansas St. -5.5.

Shockers vs Wildcats Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Wildcats to win tonight's game by 18 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Wichita St. Shockers to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 146.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Kansas St. 69 to Wichita St. 87

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Kansas St. Wildcats and Wichita St. Shockers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw players predict Wichita St. Shockers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Kansas St. will win straight-up is 71%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be KANST 78.75, WICHI 67.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Kansas State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Kansas St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 95, Kansas St. is ranked #121 in offense (scoring an average of 77.45 per game), #175 in defense (allowing an average of 70.73 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-3 (4-6 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Shockers hit an average of 44.62% of their field goals (ranked #195) and 71.71% of their free throws (ranked #158) and makes an average of 33.04% of their three pointers ranked #210 in the NCAAB). They average 44.45 rebounds per game (ranked # 7) and average 12.18 offensive assists and 11.18 turnovers per game (ranked # 270 and 86 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Kansas St. allows an average of 39.50% field goals (ranked #36) and 72.15% free throws (ranked #247 in the NCAAB) The Shockers allow an average of 29.58% of the three pointers (ranked #53) and averages 34.91 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.91) Finally, the Shockers average 13.64 defensive assists and 9.36 turnovers per game (ranked # 257 and 355 respectively).

Wichita St. Key Betting Stats

Wichita St. Shockers has a power ranking of 257 and are #60 for offense (scoring an average of 80.90 per game), #219 for defense (giving up an average of 72.50 points per game) and 8-3 (5-6 ATS) overall. Kansas St. went 3-0 (1-1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Wichita St..

For offense, the Wildcats hit an average of 44.67% of their field goals (ranked #189) and 73.76% of their free throws (ranked #83) and makes an average of 32.18% of their three pointers (ranked #239 in the NCAAB). They average 40.90 rebounds per game (ranked # 39) and average 16.00 offensive assists and 14.70 turnovers per game (ranked # 60) and 331 respectively).

On defense, Wichita St. allows an average of 41.77% field goals (ranked #126) and 74.40% free throws (ranked #316 in the NCAAB) The Wildcats allow an average of 34.31% of the three pointers (ranked #266) and averages 34.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.00) Finally, the Wildcats average 12.90 defensive assists and 13.60 turnovers per game (ranked # 193 and 120 respectively).

Betting Summary

Wichita St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Wichita St. Shockers to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 146.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Wildcats vs Shockers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Wildcats vs Shockers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Kansas St. Wildcats-250 → -240Moved
  • Moneyline · Wichita St. Shockers+195 → +195Unchanged
  • Spread · Kansas St. Wildcats-5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Wichita St. Shockers+5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Kansas St. Wildcats
5-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Wichita St. Shockers
5-3 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-21T06:35:35.701Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Kansas St. Wildcats and Wichita St. Shockers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kansas St. Wildcats defeated Wichita St. Shockers 69-60

Kansas St. Wildcats defeated Wichita St. Shockers 69-60 on December 21, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. Kansas St. Wildcats' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 36-31. Against SportsJaw's recorded Kansas St. Wildcats -5.5 (-110) spread, Kansas St. Wildcats covered, while the 129 combined points finished under the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Fisher49Spread · Kansas St. Wildcats +6 (-110)Win
  • Teddy718Spread · Kansas St. Wildcats -6 (-110)Win
  • MaddogSpread · Kansas St. Wildcats +5.5 (-110)Win
  • JohnmiznerSpread · Wichita St. Shockers +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • DrpaulSpread · Kansas St. Wildcats -5.5 (-110)Win
  • Joem81Total · Under 146.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Wichita St. Shockers +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 147 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Wichita St. Shockers +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 147 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Kansas St. Wildcats -5.5 (-110)Win
  • MbcTotal · Over 147 (-110)Loss