K-State Wildcats vs. Houston Cougars: basketball game time, TV, odds and pick
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- Game set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Houston’s Fertitta Center, TV Peacock.
- Houston 22-2, No. 3; favored by 21.5 with 149.5 O/U.
- K‑State 10-14, five-game skid; coach Tang faces mounting pressure.
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will return to action at 3 p.m. Saturday against Houston at Fertitta Center.
The Wildcats (10-14, 1-10 Big 12) have lost their past five games. The No. 3 Cougars (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) are on a five-game winning streak.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff:
K-State vs. Houston game details
When: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Fertitta Center in Houston
TV: Peacock
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Odds: Houston by 21.5 with an O/U of 149.5.
Probable starters
Houston (22-2, 10-1 Big 12)
- F (5) — Chris Cenac, 6-11, Fr., 9.7 ppg
- F (11) — Joseph Tugler, 6-8, Jr., 8.0
- G (4) — Kingston Flemings, 6-4, Fr., 16.6
- G (7) — Milos Uzan, 6-4, Sr., 11.2
- G (21) — Emanuel Sharp, 6-3, Sr., 16.3
Kansas State (10-14, 1-10 Big 12)
- F (21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 9.9
- F (15) — Taj Manning, 6-7, Jr., 3.4
- G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 11.1
- G (10) — David Castillo, 6-1, So., 11.5
- G (4) — PJ Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 23.3
About Houston:
The Cougars are once again national championship contenders under head coach Kelvin Sampson. Houston enters this game ranked No. 3 nationally and has one of the most talented rosters in the country. Emanuel Sharp and Kingston Flemings are a dynamic duo in the backcourt. Houston ranks top five nationally in both offense and defense. This team doesn’t have many weaknesses.
About K-State:
The Wildcats have lost five straight games as pressure mounts about head coach Jerome Tang’s future with the team. PJ Haggerty is one of the leading scorers in the Big 12, but his points have rarely helped the Wildcats win games. K-State has played better on the road than at home in recent weeks. KSU has lost its past four road games by a combined total of 11 points. The Wildcats haven’t won any of those games, but they have all gone down to the wire. Tang made his players run stairs on Thursday morning after the team lost to Cincinnati. It will be interesting to see if the Wildcats are tired or fired up after that extra cardio.
K-State game prediction:
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson can probably name the score in this game.
No team has given the Wildcats more problems than the Cougars over the past two seasons. Houston demolished K-State by 30 last year and by 22 a year before that.
Houston is still one of the best teams in the nation while K-State has gotten much worse since those beatdowns.
Anything can happen in sports. That’s why they play the games. But on paper, it doesn’t seem like the Wildcats have any chance of pulling off an upset Saturday.
I expect the Cougars to win big.
Houston 88, K-State 58
Last game prediction: K-State 81, Cincinnati 75 ❌ (actual score: Cincinnati 91, K-State 62)
Season record: 16-8.
Season record ATS: 11-13.
Season record O/U: 17-7.