K-State Wildcats vs. Kansas City Roos: Basketball lineups, TV, time, odds, prediction

Kellis Robinett
Charlie Riedel/AP

THE DETAILS

When/where: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Bramlage Coliseum

TV: ESPN+ (streaming service)

Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KKGQ (92.3 FM) in Wichita

Betting line: K-State by 19

Over/Under: 141

STARTING LINEUPS

P

No.

Kansas City

Ht.

Yr.

PPG

F

23

Allen David Mukeba

6-7

So.

10.5

F

32

Jeff Ngandu

6-9

Fr.

7.0

G

5

Shemarri Allen

6-4

Sr.

15.3

G

11

Anderson Kopp

6-5

Sr.

13.0

G

21

RayQuawndis Mitchell

6-5

Sr.

12.8

P

No.

Kansas State

Ht.

Yr.

PPG

F

3

David N’Guessan

6-9

Jr.

3.5

F

35

Nae’Qwan Tomlin

6-10

Jr.

12.5

F

11

Keyontae Johnson

6-6

Sr.

14.5

G

5

Cam Carter

6-3

So.

5.0

G

1

Markquis Nowell

5-8

Sr.

13.5

About Kansas City (1-3): Marvin Menzies is in his first season with the Roos after previously coaching at UNLV and New Mexico State and UNLV. Kansas City began its year with losses against Lincoln (Missouri), LSU and Illinois but picked up its first victory on Monday against Calvary 113-54. The Roos are not a good three-point shooting team and average from 15.2% from beyond the arc. Shemarri Allen leads the team with 15.3 points per game.

About Kansas State (2-0): Jerome Tang stayed undefeated as a head coach when the Wildcats held on late and beat California 63-54 last week. He will look to improve to 3-0 on Thursday. K-State has been excellent on defense this season, as neither of its opponents have reached 60 points. The Wildcats rank fifth nationally in turnover percentage and first nationally in non-steals turnover percentage. K-State has sputtered at time on offense, especially in the halfcourt, but Keyontae Johnson has emerged as a go-to player. He is averaging 14.5 points per game.

Prediction

This is another mismatch for the Wildcats. They should be able to impose their will on the Roos with big advantages in talent, size and depth. Kansas City did play LSU tough on the road earlier this season in a 74-63 loss. So covering the spread could prove to be a challenge for K-State. But the Roos also don’t shoot well from the outside and this game could get ugly if the Wildcats don’t have to worry about defending the perimeter. K-State has won and covered in each of its first two games. I see that trend continuing here.

K-State 82, Kansas City 58.

Last game prediction: K-State 76, Cal 69.

Season record: 2-0.

Season record against the spread: 2-0.

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