Kansas State Wildcats vs Houston Cougars Picks and Predictions for Saturday, February 14, 2026
Use Code WWWC The Kansas State Wildcats will be on the road Saturday afternoon with a game in Houston, Texas, at 4:00 PM against the Houston Cougars, and we have you ready to roll with our Kansas State vs Houston prediction. Kansas State comes into this game with 10 wins and 14 losses, while the No. 3-ranked Houston Cougars have 22 wins and 2 losses this season. Kansas State comes into Saturday riding a long losing streak following a 29-point home loss to Cincinnati in their last outing. The Houston Cougars are red hot coming into Saturday, riding a lengthy winning streak after a 14-point road win against Utah. Read more about this Kansas State vs Houston prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our NCAAB Predictions!
Kansas State hunts for an upset
The Kansas State offense is averaging 80.9 points on 46% shoot from the floor this season, but the Wildcats have averaged 64.2 points per game over their last five losses. Defensively, Kansas State has been terrible, allowing 80.8 points per game this season and averaging 83 points over its last five games. Offensively Kansas State was terrible in their last outing scoring 62 points on 40% shooting and 24% from beyond the arc appeared defensively the Wildcats were obliterated giving up 91 points including 53 in the first half and Cincinnati shot 50% from the floor knocked down 16 triples in the game period Kansas State lost the rebounding battle by 8 and turned the ball over 16 times in the laws. PJ Haggerty led the way for the Kansas State offense with 24 points on 18 shots.
PJ Haggerty leads the Kansas State offense this season with 23.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Abdi Bashir Jr. is second on the roster, averaging 13.2 points, and David Castillo averages 11.5 points per game. Nate Johnson averages 11.1 points to go along with the team-leading 4.4 assists.
Key Injury Report for Kansas State:
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- Andrej Kostic (Out) - Undisclosed
- Abdi Bashir (Out) - Foot
- Elias Rapieque (Out) - Undisclosed
- Mobi Ikegwuruka (Out) - Undisclosed
Houston looks to keep it rolling
The Houston offense has done the work this season for the Cougars, averaging 78.3 points on 46% shooting from the floor. Defensively, Houston is one of the best teams in the country, allowing 61.2 points per game this season and 59.4 over its last four wins. Defensively, Houston did the job in their last outing, giving up 52 points on 44% shooting and 12% from beyond the arc. Offensively, Houston was the better team, scoring 66 points on 43% shooting. The Cougars won the rebounding battle by 4 and forced 13 turnovers in the win. Emmanuel Sharp led the way for the Houston offense with 27 points on 17 shots.
Kingston Flemings leads the Houston offense this season with 16.6 points and 5.4 assists per game. Emmanuel Sharp is second on the team with 16.3 points, and Milos Uzan averages a third-best 11.2 points per game. Chris Cenac Jr. averages 9.7 points to go along with the team-leading 7.5 rebounds per game.
Key Injury Report for Houston:
- Kordel Jefferson (Out) – Knee
- Bryce Jackson (Out) - Redshirt
Kansas State vs Houston Pick
- Kansas State vs Houston Spread Pick
Houston is the clearly superior team in this matchup and will dominate from the opening tip. Look for the Cougars to roll past one of the worst teams in the conference to an easy victory Saturday. Take Houston, to click on both ends of the floor as they control the game for 40 minutes, resulting in their victory. The Cougars will continue their winning ways as they get an easy winning cover Saturday afternoon at home.
- Kansas State vs Houston Over/Under Pick
Houston is going to score the ball at the wheel Saturday afternoon, but Kansas State's struggles will continue. Look for the Wildcats to struggle from start to finish in this game, as Houston will stifle them from the outset. Take the under on Saturday afternoon as the Houston Cougars work to secure the win. Houston will continue their winning ways with a winning cover Saturday afternoon at home in a low-scoring conference matchup.
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