The No. 13 Texas Longhorns (11-5, 5-4 Big 12) travel to meet the Kansas State Wildcats (5-15, 1-10) at Bramlage Coliseum for an 8 p.m. ET tip Tuesday. Below, we analyze the Texas-Kansas State college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
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Texas at Kansas State: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Texas -1200 (bet $1,200 to win $100) | Kansas State +750 (bet $100 to win $750)
- Against the spread/ATS: Texas -13.5 (-110) | Kansas State +13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 134.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Texas at Kansas State: Three things to know
- Texas is in freefall, dropping three straight and four of the past five. Its only victory in the previous five outings is an 82-67 win over K-State in Austin Jan. 16. The Longhorns didn’t cover the 16.5-point number vs. the Wildcats, and are 0-5 ATS in their past five.
- The Longhorns have been consistent when it comes to totals. They have hit the Over in eight of the past nine games overall, including the first meeting with the Wildcats. The Over is 3-1 in the past four for K-State, and 2-0 in its past two outings at Bramlage.
- Kansas State is skidding hard, dropping 10 straight games, including nine in a row inside the conference. K-State has also covered just once in the previous six, and is 3-8 ATS over the past 11 outings.
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Texas at Kansas State: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas 78, Kansas State 61
Money line (ML)
Texas (-1200) is way too heavy of a favorite. If you lay that kind of number, you are way more adventurous than I’ll ever be. AVOID, and look to the spread.
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Against the spread (ATS)
TEXAS -13.5 (-110) is worth a small-unit play as a visit to Kansas State should be the elixir to cure the Longhorns’ recent ills. However, they haven’t covered in five straight outings, so don’t get too carried away. Texas is still 4-1 ATS in the past five road outings, and K-State is 8-22 ATS in its past 30 at home. In addition, the road team is 9-2 ATS across the past 11 in this series.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 134.5 (-110) has been the rule in Texas games lately, win or lose. The Longhorns have hit the Over in eight of the past nine, and the Over is 5-0 in their past five against teams with a winning percentage of .400 or lower. The Over is also 9-3 in the past 12 for Kansas State at home against road teams with a winning percentage of .600 or higher. K-State allows 73.8 points per game. The Longhorns will be able to flirt with 80 in this one.
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