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Oklahoma at Kansas State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Oklahoma at Kansas State preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Wednesday, March 1

Oklahoma at Kansas State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Wednesday, March 1

Oklahoma at Kansas State How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, March 1
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS
How To Watch: Big 12 Network
Record: Oklahoma (14-15), Kansas State (22-7)
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Oklahoma vs Kansas State Game Preview

Why Oklahoma Will Win

Wow.

Every once in a while, Oklahoma has been able to pull off something brilliant.

It boatraced Alabama, rolled past Kansas State the first time around, and a few days ago went into Ames and all but knocked out Iowa State – or, at least dealt an NCAA Tournament body blow – in a shocking 61-50 win.

It’s a good enough team to be at least competitive, but it all comes down to whether or not it hits its shots. Some teams can overcome cold shooting games. Oklahoma can’t.

The Sooners are 9-1 when making at least half of their shots, and …

Why Kansas State Will Win

They’re 5-14 when they don’t.

Kansas State couldn’t keep the Sooner attack in check in the 79-65 loss, but that 51% shooting day allowed was an aberration.

19-2 when allowing teams to hit fewer than 45% of their shots, the pressure from the defense should keep the Sooners from making 11 threes.

The defense is amazing at guarding at the perimeter, the free throw shooting will be there, and the O won’t hit just 4-of-20 in this meeting.

That, and …

What’s Going To Happen

Kansas State doesn’t lose at home.

It has a huge problem on the road, but in Manhattan, forget about it.

It dropped the date against Texas a few weeks ago, but that’s it. The defense takes everything up a few notches and the ability to control the tempo has been better.

Oklahoma’s offense will have to get out of the mud that Kansas State will drag it through. It won’t happen. There will be a few spurts, but not enough of them.

Oklahoma vs Kansas State Prediction, Line

Kansas State 71, Oklahoma 64
Line: Kansas State -6.5, o/u: 141.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Ranking: 3
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College Basketball Predictions. Big 12 Picks, Lines For Saturday, February 25

Big 12 college basketball predictions, lines, how to watch for Saturday, February 25

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Oklahoma at Iowa State Prediction

Game Time: 12:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPNU
Prediction: Iowa State 67, Oklahoma 58
Line: Iowa State -7, o/u: 128

TCU at Texas Tech Prediction

Game Time: 12:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN2
Prediction: Texas Tech 74, TCU 68
Line: Texas Tech -2, o/u: 144.5

Texas at Baylor Prediction

Game Time: 2:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN
Prediction: Baylor 75, Texas 71
Line: Baylor -3.5, o/u: 148.5

Kansas State at Oklahoma State Prediction

Game Time: 2:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPNU
Prediction: Oklahoma State 72, Kansas State 69
Line: Oklahoma State -3.5, o/u: 144.5

West Virginia at Kansas Prediction

Game Time: 4:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN
Prediction: Kansas 85, West Virginia 67
Line: Kansas -9, o/u: 151

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Kansas State at Oklahoma Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Kansas State at Oklahoma preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Tuesday, February 14

Kansas State at Oklahoma prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Tuesday, February 14

Kansas State at Oklahoma How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 14
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Kansas State (19-6), Oklahoma (12-13)
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Kansas State at Oklahoma Game Preview

Why Kansas State Will Win

Kansas State might be struggling lately, but it’s still going a solid job at guarding from the outside and it still moves the ball around as well as anyone in the country.

So what’s the problem in this run of four losses in the last six games? Playing Kansas and Iowa State on the road and dealing with Texas has something to do with it, but it’s having an issue with turnovers.

No problem here.

Oklahoma is a giveaway machine, and it does next to nothing to force errors. It’s on a run of four straight losses and seven in the last eight – with the one outlier win over No. 1 Alabama – but …

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Why Oklahoma Will Win

The Sooners should be able to play in a low scoring drag.

Kansas State can pick up the tempo a wee bit, but it’s more than happy to play a tough battle that hangs in the 60s or lower. For all of Oklahoma’s problems, it’s great at guarding the three, and it doesn’t have to worry about a big Wildcat scoring run.

No, the OU defense doesn’t force a ton of turnovers, but Kansas State will still managed to give them away. It’s averaging over 14 a game, and the home side has to capitalize on every one of them.

But …

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What’s Going To Happen

Free throws. Kansas State takes them – and makes them – and Oklahoma doesn’t.

The Wildcats averaging almost 17 made free throws per game, and Oklahoma makes about seven. It’s going to be close to that in this, too.

It’ll be close throughout, but in a low scoring battle, Kansas State’s free throw ability and skill at moving the ball around will be enough to get by.

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Kansas State at Oklahoma Prediction, Line

Kansas State 66, Oklahoma 62
Line: Oklahoma -1, o/u: 140.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Must See Ranking: 3
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Kansas State Football Schedule 2023: Analysis, Breakdown, 3 Things To Know

Kansas State football schedule 2023 analysis, breakdown, 3 things to know

Kansas State football schedule 2023: Who do the Wildcats miss on the Big 12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Kansas State Football Schedule 2023: 3 Things To Know

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Kansas State Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Wildcats miss from the Big 12 slate?

Not playing Oklahoma last year would’ve been a negative. This year, the Sooners should be a whole lot stronger – it’s a good thing for them to be off the schedule.

Conference new guys BYU and Cincinnati are missing – both are rebuilding a bit – and not playing West Virginia hurts. Kansas State would probably be favored against the Cougars, Bearcats, and Mountaineers no matter where the games might have been played, but…

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Kansas State Football Schedule What Really Matters

The defending Big 12 champs catch a nice Big 12 break and get hit with one bad one.

They only have to play four conference road games, and one of them is over in Lawrence against Kansas.

On the flip side, they’re one of the few Big 12 teams that has to deal with back-to-back road trips. Making things worse, they have to play four road games in six weeks including trips against Texas and Oklahoma State.

To flip it back around again, there’s no leaving Kansas after November 4th.

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It’s a sneaky-dangerous slate.

Troy isn’t going to be an easy out in Week 2, and going to Missouri should be a problem – the blowout Kansas State win last year won’t mean much in that.

Even so, most of the tough Big 12 games are at home. There should be a ton of close battles, but getting to ten wins is more than possible considering what’s returning – and getting back to the Big 12 Championship is hardly crazy.

Kansas State Football Schedule

Sept 2 SE Missouri State

Sept 9 Troy

Sept 16 at Missouri

Sept 23 UCF

Sept 30 OPEN DATE

Oct 6 at Oklahoma State

Oct 14 at Texas Tech

Oct 21 TCU

Oct 28 Houston

Nov 4 at Texas

Nov 11 Baylor

Nov 18 at Kansas

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TCU at Kansas State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

TCU at Kansas State preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Tuesday, February 7

TCU at Kansas State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Tuesday, February 7

TCU at Kansas State How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 7
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: TCU (17-6), Kansas State (18-5)
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TCU vs Kansas State Game Preview

Why TCU Will Win

The Horned Frogs know how to get on the move. They did it in the first meeting – an 82-68 win over the Wildcats – and they keep on cranking up points off the turnovers they create by the bunches.

They’re 14-1 when coming up with 14 or more takeaways, and Kansas State is a turnover machine.

It’s averaging 14 per game, gave it up 19 times in the first meeting, and it usually gets aways with it thanks to all of the other parts of the puzzle.

That’s not going to fly in this, but …

Why Kansas State Will Win

TCU has gone cold from the outside, and that’s a problem.

This might not be a high-powered offensive team – again, it relies on forcing mistakes and getting up and down the floor – but it’s struggling to connect on more than 25% of its shots from the outside. It hasn’t been able to get past 27% in six of its last eight games, and it’s not helping in the rough 4-4 run since early January.

Kansas State is terrific defensively and fantastic at guarding the three. TCU only hit 29% from the outside in the first meeting, but that was enough to get it done. At home, though, the defense should be outstanding and the turnovers should be kept down a little bit …

What’s Going To Happen

Kansas State will give up a slew of easy points on turnovers. It just can’t give up the ball a ton.

It’s 12-1 at home with the lone loss coming to Texas a few days ago when it gave it up 18 times – by far the most turnovers given away this year Bramlage.

The Wildcats will be a wee bit tighter, they’ll slow the game down to its pace, and TCU’s mediocrity on the free throw line will be a big deal late.

TCU vs Kansas State Prediction, Line

Kansas State 69, TCU 65
Line: Kansas State -4.5, o/u: 148.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Ranking: 4
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Texas vs Kansas State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Texas vs Kansas State preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Saturday, February 4

Texas vs Kansas State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Saturday, February 4

Texas vs Kansas State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 4
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Texas (18-4), Kansas State (18-4)
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Texas vs Kansas State Game Preview

Why Texas Will Win

The defense went bye-bye in the 116-103 loss to Kansas State in the first meeting.

Let’s just say that was a bit of an aberration.

The Longhorn defense might give up points, but it’s great at taking the ball away, it’s solid at gorging the three. and it all works with an offense that gets up and down the floor in a hurry.

Kansas State might be able to fill it up when the threes are falling, but this is more of a defensive team that would like to keep the game in the 70s and rely on the key defensive stops.

It can run the floor, but it’s not built to go flying up and down like Texas is, but …

Why Kansas State Will Win

Kansas State is at home.

The Wildcats might have lost a few games over the last couple of weeks, but they were on the road. At home they’ve been a killer with the defense doing a dominant job of holding up against the three.

Again, Texas likes to make things happen on the move. It’s not that it can’t hit from three, but it’s far batter when it’s active. That doesn’t mean Kansas State will slow things down, but it’ll be more deliberate and …

What’s Going To Happen

12-0. That’s what Kansas State is in Bramlage, doing a great job of taking the defense up a few notches.

Texas will go through scoring spurts to push the Wildcats out of their comfort zone a bit, but things will settle down in the middle of the second half as the D takes over.

Kansas State hit 13 threes in the first meeting helped by 23 assists. It won’t get that many in either category this time around, but it’ll move the ball around well enough to avoid the Texas pressure.

Texas vs Kansas State Prediction, Line

Kansas State 80, Texas 76
Line: Kansas State -1.5, o/u: 149.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Ranking: 4
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Alabama 45, Kansas State 20 Allstate Sugar Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Alabama 45, TCU 20: Allstate Sugar Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Alabama beat Kansas State to win the Allstate Sugar Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?

Alabama 45, Kansas State 20 Allstate Sugar Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Allstate Sugar Bowl What Happened

– Kansas State got up 10-0 highlighted by an 88-yard touchdown run from Deuce Vaughn. And then a whole lot of bad things happened for the Big 12 Champion. Alabama scored 35 straight points with Bryce Young throwing four touchdown passes, including a 12-yarder to Jermaine Burton with ten seconds left in the first half to close out a 98-yard touchdown drive in the final minute.

– Down 14-10, Kansas State could’ve kicked a field goal at the end of the first half. It went for in on fourth down a few times on the drive, but misfired on 4th-and-goal. Young marched the team down the field, got the touchdown pass, Kansas State’s onside kick to start the second half was recovered by Bama, and it was never close from there.

– Kansas State got two field goals from Ty Zentner, and it closed out the seeking with a one-yard Jordan Schippers touchdown run, but it didn’t get in the end zone after Vaughn’s big dash. It had a few chances, but couldn’t close.

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Allstate Sugar Bowl Player of the Game

Bryce Young, QB Alabama 
He only completed 15-of-21 passes, but he threw for 321 yards and five scores.

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Allstate Sugar Bowl Fun Stats

– Alabama S Brian Branch came up with 11 tackles with a sack and four tackles for loss. LB DeMarcco Hellams led the game with 13 tackles.

– Kansas State QB Will Howard completed 18-of-35 passes for 210 yards and two picks.

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Allstate Sugar Bowl What It All Means

Alabama just did THAT to the Big 12 Champion that beat the College Football 3 seed, TCU. It was a strong finish to the season with three straight wins before coming up with this, but it was too late. In an expanded College Football Playoff Bama would’ve been the proverbial team no one wants to face, but instead, it was another blowout bowl win for Nick Saban.

Ho hum. It’s the 12th straight year with 11 or more wins and 14th in the last 15 years under Saban. Including all of the CFP games, Alabama has gone 11-2 in post-season/bowl dates in the last eight years and 15-4 since 2009.

It was as if Kansas State didn’t trust that it could straight up beat Bama. Of course the talent level wasn’t comparable, but this was a shaky Crimson Tide team all year, and yet the Wildcats never seemed all that confident – or consistent.

Not kicking the field goal at the end of the first half, the onside kick to start the second half – those risks were way too big, they both backfired, and the game turned into a rout. Alabama woke up the defensive stop, and then it was all Bryce Young from there.

It’s still all good. Kansas State won the Big 12 Championship, came up with ten victories for the first time since 2012, and it still made it to the Sugar Bowl. The Cats are now 1-2 under Chris Klieman in bowls, but it’s still 3-2 in the last five going back to 2016.

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Alabama vs Kansas State Allstate Sugar Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Alabama vs Kansas State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Saturday, December 31

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Alabama vs Kansas State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 31
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Alabama (10-2), Kansas State (10-3)
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Alabama vs Kansas State Allstate Sugar Bowl 5 Things To Know

Allstate Sugar Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– By any normal standards it’s been a wonderful football season for Alabama. It blew out its arch rival Auburn, won ten games, made it to the Sugar Bowl, and came up with a thrilling win over Texas on the road. The two losses were this close to going the other way – losing on walk-offs at Tennessee and LSU – and …

It was a total disaster. Starting with losing the College Football Playoff National Championship to Georgia, 2022 has been a rough year for the Tide – at least by its own unreasonable-yet-attainable standards. But it just came up with a massive recruiting class, there’s a ton of big-time talent coming back, and now there’s a shot at closing out the calendar year with something big.

The stars are here – the NFL guys are supposed to play in this. Bama isn’t 100% operational – a slew of parts are in the transfer portal – but the starting 22 will be fine. The same goes for …

– Kansas State gets almost everyone of note back. The Big 12 champion won ten games, held on to take down TCU in the conference title game, beat its rival Kansas, and now it gets a shot to do something massive with a Sugar Bowl win over Bama.

It’s a rock-solid team that doesn’t beat itself, plays a hard-nosed brand of defense – the D was the best in the Big 12 – and owns the turnover battle. It’s hardly going to freak out just because it’s playing Alabama.

– This is the third bowl appearance for the Wildcats under head coach Chris Klieman. Last year’s team walked over a depleted LSU in a sad Texas Bowl, and the 2019 version couldn’t get past Navy in the Liberty. However, the program has won three of its last four bowls.

– How’s this for a bowl run for Alabama? Since closing out the 1975 season with a Sugar Bowl win over Penn State, it’s 34-14 with the last three losses coming in the College Football Playoff National Championship. How do you know your program is doing well? This is Alabama’s 15th bowl/national championship game in nine years of the CFP era.

– Can we get a good Sugar Bowl? The Ohio State College Football Playoff win over Alabama in 2014 was exciting, and the Texas win over Georgia at the end of the 2018 season was interesting – even though the Bulldogs didn’t seem to wake up until it was too late.

Eight of the last ten, though, have been decided by double-digits, including last year’s depressing- it took on a different tone after QB Matt Corral was injured – Baylor 21-7 win over Ole Miss.

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Why Alabama Will Win The Allstate Sugar Bowl

Alabama has its guys.

If everything goes according to plan, QB Bryce Young and Edge rusher Will Anderson will be out there. Most of the main skill parts will be there, the defense has a little something to prove, and the team – sort of like the 35-16 win over Michigan in the 2020 Citrus – should show up and flex a little muscle.

It starts by holding up on the defensive front.

Kansas State can throw just fine with Will Howard at quarterback, but it really gets rolling when it controls games with the rushing attack, going 7-0 when coming up with 199 yards or more.

The Tide might have their problems defensively, but only five teams were able to get past 80 yards on the ground. With the time off to rest up and prepare, this group will be swarming all over Deuce Vaughn and …

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Why Kansas State Will Win The Allstate Sugar Bowl

Kansas State doesn’t get enough appreciation for its offensive balance.

The defense is strong, the offense can keep things moving, and it’s Kansas State, the special teams are solid. Most impressively, 2,737 yards passing, 2,725 yards rushing, and Bama has to prepare for all of it.

This isn’t exactly a vintage Crimson Tide defense.

It’s very, very good – and elite by most normal standards – but Auburn was able to run way too easily on it, Hendon Hooker almost won the Heisman as he carried Tennessee to a win, and LSU averaged over five yards per carry in its victory. The offense should be able to mix it up, the offensive line will hold its own, and the time of possession will matter.

On the other side, Alabama might have Bryce Young, and the offense is deadly no matter what, but it doesn’t have the high-end wide receivers to make the K-State secondary sweat.

Basically, Kansas State has to be Kansas State. It has to win the turnover battle, penalties won’t be a problem, and it should be its normal frustrating self with the defense holding up just fine on third downs.

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TCU vs Kansas State Big 12 Championship Prediction Game Preview

TCU vs Kansas State Big 12 Championship game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Big 12 Championship Week game on Saturday, December 3

TCU vs Kansas State Big 12 Championship prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Championship Week, Saturday, December 3

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TCU vs Kansas State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 3
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
How To Watch: ABC
Record: TCU (12-0), Kansas State (9-3)
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Why Kansas State Will Win

Kansas State can absolutely pull this off.

It had a rough game against Texas, and there were quarterback issues in the first meeting with TCU – which turned out okay, but losing Adrian Martinez early changed the plan – but this team has the style and makeup to be terrific in this.

Best of all, there’s no real pressure.

Of course there’s a little bit – it would be nice to wear the 2022 Big 12 Champion t-shirt – but lose, and it’s almost certainly off to the Sugar Bowl. Win, and it’s off to the Sugar Bowl while potentially screwing up TCU’s shot at the College Football Playoff.

It’s been lost with all the big things TCU has done, but Kansas State has been even more dominant at times with six wins by double-digits including the last three games to get here. It’s No. 1 in the Big 12 in scoring defense, No. 2 in turnover margin, and No. 2 behind Oklahoma in rushing.

The ground game didn’t stop once Will Howard stepped in at quarterback, but  the offense as a whole has been stronger.

Deuce Vaughn continues to be a terror, Martinez will step in here and there to add a wrinkle to the mix, and the improved passing game under Howard has made everything more explosive. There’s a reason Kansas State is 4-0 when Howard starts.

But it’s about the run. As long as the Wildcats are averaging five yards per carry or more, they’ll be a problem.

TCU has allowed five yards or more per carry four times. Once was in the blowout over Iowa State last week, two other times were the close calls against Baylor and Kansas, and …

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Why TCU Will Win

Kansas State ran well in the first meeting and still lost.

Keep doubting TCU. Keep thinking that “this is the week” reality finally hits.

The team keep playing with more and more confidence, it found a great offensive mix that can adapt and adjust on the fly, and it helps top have the most dangerous passing combination in college football outside of Knoxville – at least before Hendon Hooker was lost for the year with a knee injury.

Max Duggan is in the Heisman race. America might not know who he is, but depending on what Caleb Williams does or doesn’t do in USC’s Pac-12 Championship game against Utah on Friday night, at the very least the chance will be there to be a finalist.

All Duggan has done is throw 29 touchdown passes with three picks to go along with five touchdown runs as the leader of this year’s out-of-the-blue College Football Playoff team. He hit Kansas State for 280 yards and three touchdowns in the first meeting.

Quenton Johnston caught four of those passes for 74 yards and a touchdown. He missed the Iowa State game with an ankle injury, but he’s ready to go for one of the most dangerous downfield passing attacks in the country. But just like it is for the other side, it’s the ground game that’s going to matter.

Kansas State is 1-3 when allowing 160 rushing yards or more and 8-0 when it doesn’t. TCU has been just fine in the time of possession battle, and it has the deep threat pop in Duggan-to-Johnston, but it’s that running game that averages close to 200 yards per game that should set the tone.

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What’s Going To Happen

Who takes a punch better than TCU? It’s going to have to do it again.

It’s not like it’s more dominant in the fourth quarter – it scored 127 in the first and 127 in the fourth – but time and again the team was able to rally back and come through when needed.

Kansas State will get out to a hot start. The almost perfect balance will shine through with a great first two scoring drives to set the tone, but everything will settle in from there.

Midway through the third, TCU will finally come through with the drive to take over – and will wrap up the College Football Playoff. As long as Kansas State doesn’t win by a bajillion, there won’t be a whole lot for the Horned Frogs to worry about. Any and all concerns would go away with a win.

Forget the Iowa State game, TCU isn’t going to take down a game like this without a little drama. It’ll be a fun back-and-forth fight with the Horned Frogs hanging on late.

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TCU vs Kansas State Big 12 Championship Prediction, Line

TCU 34, Kansas State 31
Line: TCU -2.5, o/u: 61.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
TCU vs Kansas State Big 12 Championship Must See Rating (out of 5): 5
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Path to the Playoff: 6 teams still in the race 

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Big 12 Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 13

Big 12 predictions and schedule for Week 13 including Baylor at Texas, Iowa State at TCU, Kansas at Kansas State, Oklahoma at Texas Tech, West Virginia at Oklahoma State

Big 12 predictions, schedule, previews Week 13 including Baylor at Texas, Iowa State at TCU, Kansas at Kansas State 

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Results So Far
Straight Up 46-24, ATS 30-38-2, o/u 45-26

Click on each game for the preview and prediction

Friday, November 25

Baylor at Texas

12:00 ESPN
Line: Texas -8.5, o/u: 54.5

Saturday, November 26

West Virginia at Oklahoma State

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Oklahoma State -8.5, o/u: 66.5

Iowa State at TCU

4:00 FOX
Line: TCU -9.5, o/u: 47.5

Oklahoma at Texas Tech

7:30 FS1
Line: Oklahoma -1.5, o/u: 64.5

Kansas at Kansas State

8:00 FOX
Line: Kansas State -11.5, o/u: 62.5

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Path to the Playoff: 7 teams still in the race