The No. 13 Kansas State Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) battle the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (13-3, 2-2) on Saturday. Tip from Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kansas State vs. TCU odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Kansas State beat Oklahoma State 65-57 on Tuesday to cover as 4.5-point home favorites. The Wildcats have covered the spread in 7 of their last 8 games and are 11-5 against the spread (ATS) this season. Their strength is their offense, which averages 78.8 points per game (46th) while shooting 47.15% from the field (61st).
TCU lost on the road to Texas 79-75 on Wednesday, still covering as 6-point underdogs. TCU is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games and 9-6-1 ATS this season. The Horned Frogs have covered the 3-point shot well this season, ranking 32nd in the country for opponent 3-point percentage (29.6%).
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Kansas State at TCU odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kansas State +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | TCU -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas State +4.5 (-110) | TCU -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Kansas State at TCU picks and predictions
Prediction
TCU 85, Kansas State 79
Moneyline
PASS.
The moneyline odds do not present enough return on investment for the risk involved.
Against the spread
LEAN TCU -4.5 (-110).
With a top-ranked defense at home, expect the Horned Frogs to maintain the Wildcats. Both teams are on ATS hot streaks coming into this matchup with TCU being 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 and Kansas State covering in their last 4.
Over/Under
BET OVER 147.5 (-110).
The Over is 5-1 in TCU’s last 6 games to improve its record to 10-6 O/U.
The Wildcats are 8-0 to the Over in their last 8 road games against a team with a winning record and they are 9-7 O/U on the year.
Both teams have shown tendencies to score a lot of points and this top-20 matchup should be no different.
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