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The Kansas State Wildcats (7-9, 1-4 Big 12) and Kansas Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2) meet Saturday. Tip-off from Allen Fieldhouse is at 1 p.m. ET (CBS). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Kansas State vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Kansas State has lost 4 straight games, all in conference play. It is coming off a 61-57 home loss to Texas Tech Tuesday, covering as a 7-point underdog with the Under (144.5) cashing.
Kansas is No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The Jayhawks snapped a 3-game winning streak with a 74-57 loss at No. 2 Iowa State Wednesday, failing to cover as 5-point underdogs.
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Kansas State at Kansas odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:35 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kansas State +850 (bet $100 to win $850) | Kansas -1600 (bet $1,600 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas State +14.5 (-105) | Kansas -14.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Kansas State at Kansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Kansas 72, Kansas State 54
Moneyline
The Wildcats have not won on the road yet this season, going 0-4 so far. The Jayhawks are 8-1 at home.
Kansas State has not beaten Kansas in Lawrence since Jan. 2006.
The Wildcats have lost 7 of their last 8 games overall.
Don’t expect that to change in this game, but that doesn’t mean the -1600 odds are worth betting. That has almost no value.
PASS.
Against the spread
Five of the last 6 wins for Kansas have been by at least 15 points. The Jayhawks have covered the spread in their last 7 wins.
Four of the Wildcats’ last 7 losses have been by 16 or more points.
BET KANSAS -14.5 (-115).
Over/Under
While the O/U is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings between these teams, the Over has only cashed once for the Jayhawks all season, with 14 straight games hitting the Under.
The Under has cashed in for 5 of the last 6 games for Kansas State.
BET UNDER 139.5 (-115).
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