Kansas State at Baylor odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Wednesday’s Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks, tips and predictions.

The No. 2 Baylor Bears (14-0 overall, 7-0 Big 12) host the Kansas State Wildcats (5-11, 1-7) Wednesday for a 9 p.m. ET tip. Below, we analyze the Kansas State-Baylor college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

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Kansas State at Baylor: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at noon ET.

  • Money line: Kansas State +1800 (bet $100 to win $1,800) | Baylor -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Kansas State +23.5 (-110) | Baylor -23.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under: 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Kansas State at Baylor: Three things to know

  1. Baylor routed Kansas State 100-69 in their first meeting of the season Dec. 19, 2020. The Bears led 56-27 at the half and never looked back, covering the spread as 16-point road favorites. Senior G MaCio Teague and junior G Davion Mitchell scored 23 and 20 points, respectively, for the Bears.
  2. K-State enters on a 6-game slide (2-4 ATS), most recently dropping a 69-47 decision as an 11-point home underdog to current-No. 11 West Virginia Saturday. Two of the other losses in the streak were also to ranked teams – 82-71 at then-No. 19 Texas Tech Jan. 5 and 82-67 at then-No. 4 Texas Jan. 16. Each of the Wildcats’ last five losses has been by at least 11 points. Senior G Mike McGuirl leads three ‘Cats in double figures at 11.9 points per game.
  3. Baylor, one of four undefeated NCAA teams with at least 10 games played, is coming off an 81-66 victory as an 11.5-point favorite at Oklahoma State Saturday. The Bears have won their seven conference games by a league-best margin of 15.1 PPG. Junior G Jared Butler’s 17.1 PPG leads four Bears in double figures and has a team-best 2.3 steals per game.

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Kansas State at Baylor: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Baylor 86, Kansas State 67

Money line (ML)

There’s NO WAY anyone should bet a -10000 money line, which is Baylor’s ML price. It can be tossed into a parlay, but it doesn’t help the payoff enough to make it worthwhile. PASS.

Against the spread (ATS)

Despite a 4-11 ATS record, KANSAS STATE +23.5 (-110) is the play.

Only two of KSU’s 11 losses have been by 25 or more points, including the 31-point home blowout by Baylor back in December.

The Bears are 6-0 straight-up since Jan. 2, but they haven’t beaten an opponent by more than 18 points in that span. Baylor, which is 11-3 ATS, won’t have a problem with K-State, but a 24-point win is a big ask.

Plus, with Saturday’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge home showdown vs. Auburn – which beat No. 12 Missouri Tuesday – up next, expect Baylor head coach Scott Drew to rest some, if not all, of his starters late in the second half.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 135.5 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. The Over is 7-1 in the last eight games of this head-to-head series.

With starters on the bench and the winner already decided, the final 5-10 minutes should turn into a run-and-gun affair with defense thrown out the window.

O/U records: Kansas State 6-9 | Baylor 6-8

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CBK record since Jan. 1 / Strongest plays 25-16-1 / 12-9
2021 overall record (all sports) / Strongest plays 38-22-1 / 20-11
2020 overall record (all sports) / Strongest plays 178-147-4 / 87-61-1

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