K-State Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Basketball game time, TV, odds and pick
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- K-State visits Colorado at 8 p.m. Wednesday with game on FS1.
- Colorado favored by 5.5; Buffs have three straight home wins and momentum.
- K-State must hit perimeter shots to upset; team struggles in road play.
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will return to action against Colorado at 8 p.m. Wednesday inside CU Events Center in Boulder.
Interim K-State head coach Matthew Driscoll will continue to lead the Wildcats now that Jerome Tang has been relieved of his duties.
The Wildcats (11-16, 2-12 Big 12) are coming off a loss to Texas Tech. The Buffaloes (15-12, 5-9 Big 12) are fresh off a win over Oklahoma State.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff:
K-State vs. Colorado game details
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: CU Events Center
TV: FS1
Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita
Odds: Colorado by 5.5 with an O/U of 164.5.
Probable starters
Colorado (15-12, 5-9 Big 12)
- F (8) — Bangot Dak, 7-0, Jr., 10.8 ppg
- F (7) — Sebastian Rancik, 6-11, So., 12.3
- G (2) — Isaiah Johnson, 6-1, Fr., 16.3
- G (5) — Josiah Sanders, 6-5, Fr., 4.3
- G (24) — Barrington Hargress, 6-1, Jr., 14.2
Kansas State (11-16, 2-12 Big 12)
- F (21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 9.2
- F (15) — Taj Manning, 6-7, Jr., 3.8
- G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 12.1
- G (10) — David Castillo, 6-1, So., 11.1
- G (4) — PJ Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 23.5
About Colorado:
The Buffaloes have struggled since they began the season with eight consecutive victories. Colorado has gone 7-12 since then. It sits at 5-9 in conference play.
That said, the Buffs have been strong at home lately, as they have won three straight games (over Oklahoma State, Arizona State and TCU) in Boulder. Those wins have come by an average of 16 points. Isaiah Johnson and Barrington Hargress lead the team in scoring.
About K-State:
The Wildcats are 1-1 without Jerome Tang. Interim head coach Matthew Driscoll led K-State to a home victory over Baylor and then a loss at Texas Tech. K-State has lost seven straight road games and sits at 2-12 in conference play.
The Wildcats were hoping to get guard Abdi Bashir back in the lineup after a nine-game absence, but he remains out as he recovers from an injury. Dorin Buca will also miss this after he injured his ankle against Texas Tech. PJ Haggerty and Nate Johnson lead the team in scoring.
K-State game prediction:
The formula for a K-State upset seems simple.
If the Wildcats make a bunch of 3-pointers, they will have a shot. The Buffaloes have been one of the nation’s worst perimeter defenses this season, as they are allowing teams to shoot 37% from beyond the arc.
K-State, especially under Driscoll, loves to bomb away from the outside. If Nate Johnson, David Castillo and Andrej Kostic get hot from the perimeter this could be a big scoring game for the Wildcats.
But just about everything else about this matchup favors Colorado.
The Buffaloes have been surprisingly strong at home this month with three straight wins over TCU, Arizona State and Oklahoma State. The Cowboys play a similar style to the Wildcats, and they only mustered 69 points at CU Events Center over the weekend.
K-State can win this game if it gets hot. But Colorado will prevail if that doesn’t happen.
The home team deserves to be favored.
Colorado 90, K-State 80
Last game prediction: Texas Tech 88, K-State 75✅ (actual score: Texas Tech 100, K-State 72)
Season record: 18-9.
Season record ATS: 11-16.
Season record O/U: 20-7.