The Kansas State Wildcats will try to cover the spread at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday when they get a visit from the Texas Southern Tigers in NCAA basketball action.

Supporters of the Tigers have watched them go 1-9 and 0-1 ATS on the year, while the Wildcats are at 7-2 and 2-4 ATS. In totals betting, the Wildcats are 0-4, while the Tigers have a 0-0 mark.



View Texas Southern vs Kansas State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Wildcats rated this week at No. 64 and the Tigers sitting at No. 313. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 82-55 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Kansas State's No. 120-ranked offense, averaging 70.8 PPG, against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 340 at 78 PPG. The Wildcats field goal percentage has averaged 40.8% so far, more than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 38.9% per game.

Defensively, Texas Southern features the nation's No. 289-rated defense on the road, allowing 77.9 points per game. Kansas State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 100 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas Southern lost its last outing, a 93-86 result against CS Fullerton on December 16. Fred Sturdivant scored 22 points in a futile effort to lead the Tigers to a win (they lost 93-86 to CS Fullerton at Health and PE Arena on Sunday).

Kansas State was a 68-52 loser in its last match on the road against Gonzaga. They failed to cover the 9.5-point spread as underdogs. The Wildcats endured a 68-52 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs on Saturday, despite a 14-point effort from Angel Rodriguez at KeyArena.


Kansas State Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 9-1
Before playing Florida are 1-0
After playing Gonzaga are 0-1
After a loss are 7-3

A few Tigers at Wildcats trends to consider:
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games


Next up:
Texas Southern home to Florida International, Saturday, December 22
Kansas State home to Florida, Saturday, December 22