The Kansas State Wildcats (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) take on the No. 6 Texas Longhorns (12-1, 1-0) Tuesday. Tip from Moody Center is at 9 p.m. ET (Longhorn Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kansas State vs. Texas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Texas is having an impressive season and remains among the favorites to win the Big 12 conference despite dealing with the situation surrounding the arrest and suspension of its coach. The Longhorns are coming off a 70-69 win at Oklahoma Saturday.
The plucky Wildcats are coming of an 82-76 overtime win over West Virginia Saturday and will be looking to snag the top spot in the conference Tuesday. Although Texas is more talented, we will have to wait and see what happens in conference play as the Longhorns will continue to be without their coach for the near future
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Kansas State at Texas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:30 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kansas State +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Texas -425 (bet $425 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas State +8.5 (-105) | Texas -8.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Kansas State at Texas picks and predictions
Prediction
Texas 75, Kansas State 62
Moneyline
PASS.
Texas (-425) is okay to add to a parlay but not as a standalone wager. The Longhorns are good at home and they haven’t shown weakness since suspending their coach. Texas will not dominate Kansas State, but it will not be close either.
Against the spread
BET TEXAS -8.5 (-115).
Texas is great at home, including an emphatic 93-74 win over Gonzaga earlier this season. Kansas State is not up to the level of Gonzaga and a similar result could be in store for the Wildcats. TEXAS -8.5 (-115) is my favorite play in this game.
Over/Under
BET OVER 135.5 (-105).
This game opened at 137.5 (-115) but has come down. There is a lot of money coming in on the Under, but Texas is a strong offense and Kansas State will do all it can to keep up.
Texas has the talent to run the Wildcats out of the gym, but I don’t see it happening. Kansas State will be close enough to attempt to foul its way back into contention in this game, and while it won’t catch up it’ll add points to the scoreboard.
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