West Virginia vs Kansas State - Plugs Prediction - SV College Basketball Picks 2/26/24

- Kansas State (16-11) vs West Virginia (9-18)

Today we have The West Virginia Mountaineers and Kansas State Wildcats facing off in a college basketball showdown at Bramlage Coliseum. Let’s look at the betting angles and preview this matchup and find a winning prediction!

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This Kansas State squad has not been a easy team to figure out this season. They have been pretty inconsistent lately, but they are coming off a very nice win in their last game. Kansas State dropped 84 points on BYU and stole that game for a 10 point win. Arthur Kaluma had a strong game putting up 28 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. Kansas State is averaging 71 points per game and their defense is giving up 69 points per game. Tylor Perry has been the top player for Kansas State, he is averaging 15.1 points while shooting 35.2% form the field. This should be a pretty easy game for K-State if they don't play down to this WVU team today!

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This West Virginia team is coming off another loss after they just faced off against Iowa State in their last game. I have to give WVU their flowers, they were competitive, but the defense just wasn't enough. They gave up 64 points, but they ended up losing by seven points. Kobe Johnson was the top player putting up 12 points, three assists, and two rebounds. West Virginia is only averaging 68 points per game and their defense is giving up 75 points per game. The offense is ranked 306th in the league and the defense is ranked 259th. I been saying it all season, this is not a good West Virginia team! RaeQuan Battle is averaging 16.2 points while shooting 39.5% from behind the three point line and if he has a bad game then this team can lose to almost anyone! It's hard to trust this team and I think they could be in trouble today!

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💎 K- State -8.5 -125 ( 1u )

I have stressed all year about how important defense is when trying to back a team on the road and this West Virginia’s defense is giving up 75 points per game and they are going to really struggle to defend in this game. Kansas State is averaging 71 points per game and they are going to have no issues finding buckets in this game. I can see this Kansas State squad showing up and showing out tonight! They will put on aabsolute show for their home crowd tonight! We will back K-State with confidence here and get a nice easy cover on this spread!