K-State Wildcats vs. Indiana Hoosiers: Tipoff time, TV, odds and game prediction
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- K-State (5-1) travels to Assembly Hall to face unbeaten Indiana (5-0) Tuesday on FS1
- Wildcats average 92.8 points and 43.3% 3-point rate; Haggerty leads with 28.0 ppg
- Oddsmakers favor Indiana by 7.5; Kellis Robinett’s prediction: Indiana 92, K-State 84
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will return to action with a road game against Indiana at 7 p.m. Tuesday inside Assembly Hall.
K-State (5-1) is coming off its first loss of the season, an 86-85 defeat against Nebraska in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic. Indiana (5-0) is fresh off a 73-53 home win over Lindenwood.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff ...
K-State vs. Indiana: Game details
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana
TV: FS1
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Odds: Indiana by 7.5 with an O/U of 158.5.
Probable starters
Kansas State (5-1)
- F (21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 11.7
- F (0) — Elias Rapieque, 6-9, Jr., 3.0
- G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 13.7
- G (1) — Abdi Bashir, 6-7, Jr., 14.3
- G (4) — PJ Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 28.0
Indiana (5-0)
- F (1) — Reed Bailey, 6-10, Sr., 10.6 ppg
- F (12) — Tucker DeVries, 6-7, Sr., 19.2
- G (6) — Tayton Conerway, 6-3, Sr., 11.0
- G (3) — Lamar Wilkerson, 6-6, Sr., 17.0
- G (5) — Conor Enright, 6-1, Sr., 3.8
About K-State:
The Wildcats are off to an encouraging start. They have won five of their first six games while averaging 92.8 points per game. K-State’s only loss came by a single point against Nebraska. But K-State has not played a true road game. That will make this a new experience for the Wildcats.
PJ Haggerty leads the team in scoring with 28 points per game. Abdi Bashir, Nate Johnson and Khamari McGriff are also averaging double figures.
About Indiana:
The Hoosiers are off to a 5-0 start under new head coach Darian DeVries. Indiana’s best win has come against Marquette on a neutral floor. All of its other victories are against mid-major opponents.
Tucker DeVries is the team’s leading scorer. He transferred in from West Virginia and is now healthy, averaging 19.2 points per game. Lamar Wilkerson is also contributing 17.2 points per game.
K-State game prediction:
This should be a good test for the Wildcats.
K-State has won all four of its home games, and it has split its two games that were played on a neutral court. On Tuesday, we will find out how Jerome Tang’s team handles a road environment.
Indiana has one of the best home-court advantages in the Big Ten at Assembly Hall. A win inside that building would be memorable.
The Wildcats will need to play well to make that happen. On paper, this isn’t a great matchup for them. So far this season, K-State has won games by running and gunning from 3-point range. The Wildcats rank eighth nationally in 3-point percentage (43.3%). They also routinely flirt with 100 points.
Indiana will happily play fast against K-State. It is shooting 39.4% from deep. But it can defend the 3-point line. Opponents are only shooting 28.7% from beyond the arc against the Hoosiers this season.
K-State has struggled at times against teams that play hard on defense and score at the rim.
The Hoosiers do both. They haven’t allowed more than 77 points in a game all season. And they are making 58.4% of their shots from within the arc.
K-State has enough offensive firepower to beat Indiana, but nerves could be a factor here. It will also be interesting to see if Haggerty can continue to draw fouls at a high rate on the road.
Indiana feels like a rightful favorite at home.
Indiana 92, K-State 84
Last game prediction: K-State 95, Nebraska 89 ❌ (actual score: Nebraska 86, K-State 85)
Season record: 5-1.
Season record ATS: 5-1.
Season record O/U: 6-0.