Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears 1-7-23

Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears 1/7/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears 1/7/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Kansas State Wildcats will be at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, to face off with the 19th-ranked Baylor Bears on Friday evening.

 

Kansas State tied with 3rd-ranked Kansas in first place in the Big 12 Conference and 2-1 away from home this season.

 

The Wildcats enter this hardcourt battle riding on a seven-game winning streak after winning their recent road match over the Texas Longhorns at 116-103 last time out.

 

Kansas State scored 58 points in each of the 1st & 2nd halves of the match leading to their 13-point win over Texas.

 

This will be the Wildcats’ third successive match against a ranked rival this season. Guard Marquis Nowell converted 9 of his 15 field goal attempts with a 12/12 FT completion to score 36 total points for Kansas State.    

 

Forward Keyontae Johnson recorded an average of 18.4 PPG after shooting 57.0% from the field while Guard Marquis Nowell chipped in an average of 15.9 PPG with 28 treys and he is shooting 40.0% from the long range.

 

Kansas State is shooting 47.5% overall and 35.0% shooting from beyond the arc. The Wildcats had difficulty shooting from the foul line and only Nowell marked an 86% FT shooting while other Kansas State players scored below 74.0%.

 

 The totals went OVER in 5 of Kansas State’s last 6 contests while the Wildcats are 5-1 against the spread in their last six and 7-0 straight up in their last 7 matches played.

 

Kansas State is 1-5 ATS in its last six and 0-7 SU in its last 7 outings played versus Baylor while the totals went OVER in 7 of the Wildcats’ last 8 road outings.   

 

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Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears Predictions 1/7/2023

 

The 19th-ranked Baylor Bears are staying at their homecourt to bounce back from their recent one-point loss at home by hosting the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday with a 10-4 overall record and 0-2 in conference play on the year.

 

Baylor placed seventh in the Big-12 Conference with a 7-1 home record this year.

 

The Bears posted an average of 79.3 PPG while limiting their opponents to just 66.3 PPG but ended a five-game winning streak after losing their last two matches played including an 87-88 home loss to the TCU Horned Frogs.

 

Guard Keyonte George scored 27 points in leading the scoring for Baylor.      

 

Guard Adam Flagler led the scoring for the Bears with an average of 16.5 PPG with 36 treys in shooting 50.0% from the three-point range this season.

 

Guard Keyonte George chipped in an average of 15.6 PPG and converted 33.0% of his shot attempts from the rainbow territory for a total of 34 birdies.

 

Guard LJ Cryer pitched in 14.9 PPG and is shooting 92.0% from the charity line while the Baylor Bears are shooting 46.0% from the field and 35.0% from beyond the perimeter as a team.  

 

Baylor is 1-4 against the spread in its last five and 10-4 straight up in its last 14 contests while the totals went UNDER in 5 of the Bears’ last 7 outings played.

 

The totals went OVER in 15 of Baylor’s last 20 games played versus Kansas State and the Bears are 13-1 SU in their last 14 home matches.   

 

Kansas State Wildcats vs. no.19 Baylor Bears. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Kansas State +5.

 

This will be a balanced match-up between these teams but the Wildcats have the momentum after winning seven games in a row while the Bears lost their last two outings.

 

Kansas State will dominate this game on the road with a 2-1 record. Prediction: Kansas State Wildcats will win 78-75.    

 

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Kansas State Wildcats vs Baylor Bears 1/7/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

NCAAB Starting Time: 6:00 PM ET

 

Location: Ferrell Center in Waco, TX 

 

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023                       

                                                             

TV: BIG 12/ESPN+

 

NCAAB Odds/Point Spread: Kansas State Wildcats +5              

 

NCAAB Totals: 147.5  

 

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