Time:<\/strong> 9:00 PM ET \/ 6:00 PM PT
Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPN2
Location:<\/strong> Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT
Spread:<\/strong> Utah -2.5 | Total: 146.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kansas State vs Utah Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang said that his team’s NCAA Tournament started three weeks ago, and the Wildcats are treating every game like a one-day tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After starting 1-6 in Big 12 play, Coach Tang’s philosophy was working until a trip to Provo on Saturday. Kansas State had won six-straight games to get back into the “if they run the table…” bubble discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Wildcats still have a number of win-able games remaining, and it’s not totally out of the question for Kansas State to be sitting on 17 or 18 wins heading into the season finale against Iowa State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following Saturday’s 15-point loss at BYU, Wildcats guard Dug McDaniel said, “We were on a hot streak and got humbled, so it’s time to start it up again. That’s my main mindset. I feel like the guys are gonna take this loss very seriously and we’re gonna go get the next one.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We still have some concerns about the Wildcats’ offense, and we’re looking toward the under in this trip to Salt Lake City. In Kansas State’s 73-70 win over Arizona, the Wildcats went 1-for-19 from three-point range. In Saturday’s loss to BYU, Kansas State went 6-for-21 from beyond the arc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Utah’s defense will allow you to take three-point opportunities while shutting down the paint. The Utes held Kansas to 41.9-percent shooting from two-point range on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kansas State vs Utah Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Utah’s defense is allowing opponents to shoot 46.1-percent from two-point range this season, which is nearly five percent below the national average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you can’t make three-pointers, then Utah has no need to abandon its stronghold in the post. Neither team is good from the free throw line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both teams are outside the top-300 in free throw shooting this year, including Utah who is bottom-5 in the country at 61.9-percent. The under is 14-4 in Utah’s last 18 games. The under has cashed in each of Utah’s last six home games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kansas State vs Utah Prediction: Under 146.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\nGoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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