The No. 6 Kansas State Wildcats (18-3, 6-2 Big 12) will attempt to sweep the season series with the No.8 Kansas Jayhawks (17-4, 5-3) Tuesday. Tip-off from Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence is at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kansas State vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Jayhawks snapped a 3-game losing skid last time out with a 77-68 victory at Kentucky as 3-point underdogs Saturday. That losing streak started with an 83-82 overtime loss at the Wildcats on Jan. 17. Kansas will attempt to avenge that loss on its home court where it is 10-1 this season.
The Wildcats enter off a 64-50 victory over Florida Saturday as 4-point favorites. They suffered their 3rd loss of the season to Iowa State 80-76 last Tuesday but covered as 5.5-point underdogs. Kansas State was picked by many to finish last in the Big 12 but is exceeding expectations sitting 2nd in the conference and ranked No. 6 in the nation.
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Kansas State at Kansas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:15 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kansas State +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Kansas -370 (bet $370 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas State +8.5 (-115) | Kansas -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Kansas State at Kansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Kansas 77, Kansas State 75
Moneyline
PASS.
Kansas (-370) will be seeking revenge after losing the first meeting between these teams, and Allen Fieldhouse will be rocking and far more difficult for the Wildcats to pull a second upset. Kansas has 17 home losses under Bill Self compared to 16 conference titles, although it lost 83-60 to TCU in its last game on the home court.
As unlikely as 2 home losses in a row are, there is no value on the Jayhawks.
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Against the spread
BET KANSAS STATE +8.5 (-115).
Despite losing their last Big 12 game, the Wildcats are still ahead of the Jayhawks in the rankings. They also have a chance to sweep the season series Tuesday.
K-State is 4-0 ATS in its last 4 games and is also 6-0 in its last 6 Tuesday games. Kansas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 home games and has lost 3 of its last 4 games outright. This is too much of a cushion for the Jayhawks.
Expect this to be a hard-fought battle that goes down to the wire.
Over/Under
OVER 145.5 (-110) is the play.
The Over 17.5 hit the first time these teams met.
Kansas State is 6-1 to the Over in its last 7 Tuesday games and Kansas is 5-1 to the Over in its last 6 games against teams with a winning record. There should be plenty of points in crunch time and this will make the Over the correct side.
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