Check out our free Florida vs Kansas State pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Manhattan. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Florida vs Kansas State Pick & Preview: Saturday, January 28th Betting Odds
Gators vs Wildcats Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Florida Gators at Kansas State Wildcats
- Where: Manhattan at Bramlage Coliseum
- Date: Saturday, January 28th
- Betting Odds: Florida +5, FL +178 | KANST -221 O/U 142.5
Gators Preview:
The Florida Gators will be looking to pick up their 21st win of the season and are in the middle of a 2 game win streak. On the road, the Gators will be playing their 9th game of the season, having gone 4-5. So far, the Gators have been the underdog 5 times, going 1-4 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +5 underdogs on the spread.
Colin Castleton comes into today’s game as the Gators’ leading scorer at 15.0 points per contest. Not only has Castleton been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Florida’s top rebounder at 7.6 boards per contest. Behind Castleton, the team has benefited from the strong play of Will Richard, who is second on the team in scoring at 10.16 points per game. Overall, he has hit 46.9% of his shots and is adding 4.37 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Florida this season, as they are currently ranked 212th in college basketball at 70.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Gators’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 30.7%, placing them 437th in the NCAA.
Wildcats Preview:
Kansas State will take the floor against the Gators with an overall record of 17-3. So far this season, Kansas State has played 13 games at home, sitting with a record of 13-0. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Wildcats as the -5 point favorites. The Wildcats have been favored 14 times, going 14-0 straight up.
Keyontae Johnson comes into today’s game as the Wildcats’ leading scorer at 18.3 points per contest. Not only has Johnson been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Kansas State’s top rebounder at 7.5 boards per contest. Behind Johnson, the team has benefited from the strong play of Markquis Nowell, who is second on the team in scoring at 17.05 points per game. Overall, he has hit 40.7% of his shots and is adding 3.2 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Kansas State this season, as they are currently ranked 266th in college basketball at 69.0 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Wildcats’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.6%, placing them 206th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Florida Gators +5
A key to this matchup, will be 3-point shooting. Coming into the game, both Kansas State and Florida are excellent 3-point shooting teams, averaing 8.42 and 8.0 made 3’s per game, respectively. In terms of the odds, we like the Florida Gators to cover as +5 point dogs. Look for their defense to do a good enough job closing out on the Wildcats’ outside shooters to make things difficult for Kansas State. At +5 we like the chances of Florida covering the spread as underdogs.
