The No. 22 Kansas State Wildcats (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) and Baylor Bears (6-3, 4-2) tangle Saturday at McLane Stadium in Waco. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Kansas State vs. Baylor odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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Kansas State — No. 19 in the College Football Playoff rankings — heads into this game off 3 straight games against ranked foes. KSU went 1-2 over that stretch. The Wildcats were 3-point underdogs against Texas and lost to the Longhorns 34-27. A season-high 329 passing yards helped KSU get back into the game despite trailing 31-10 at halftime.
The Bears were 3-point underdogs at Oklahoma last Saturday and defeated the Sooners 38-35. Baylor ran for 281 yards and has cranked out 200 or more rushing yards in each of 3 straight victories.
BU held KSU to 263 total yards in a 20-10 victory last season (Nov. 20, 2021). The Wildcats haven’t beaten the Bears in 4 meetings since 2017.
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Kansas State at Baylor odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Kansas State +112 (bet $100 to win $112) | Baylor -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas State +2.5 (-106) | Baylor -2.5 (-114)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Kansas State at Baylor picks and predictions
Prediction
Kansas State 31, Baylor 24
Moneyline
Kansas State has already had a couple of nice bounce-back victories this season. Look for the Wildcats defense to keep the visitors in this contest. The price here is right, and Baylor may be in for a hangover game after its win over Oklahoma.
TAKE KANSAS STATE (+112).
Against the spread
Consider an insurance plan on the above. TAKE THE WILDCATS +2.5 (-106) — perhaps a half-unit on each play.
Over/Under
PASS: this one seems destined for a 27-24 tally or thereabouts.
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