Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats Point Spread Picks

Kansas St. seems to put together a good season every year. This team is no exception as the Wildcats will face heated rival Kansas on the road. Both teams come in with identical 7-3 records. This has been a series that Kansas St. has owned as the Cats are 27-7 SU and 24-10 ATS in the past 34 meetings, including 12-5 SU and ATS on the road. Recently, those numbers are even stronger as Kansas St. has won each of the last 7 meetings while going 6-1 ATS on the road in Kansas. Overall Kansas St. has beaten Kansas 14 straight times, and has covered 11 of them. Kansas managed just 13 points against Texas Tech in their last game as QB Jalen Daniels will remain out. His replacement Jason Bean was injured last game, but will play. The offense is not nearly as good with the backup QB, and the door is open for the tough Kansas St. defense to make life miserable for him. Make the play on Kansas St.

This Big 12 rivalry game features a pair of run-oriented offenses. Kansas averages 5.8 yards per carry led by RB Devin Neal (1,002 yards, 6.5 ypc). The Jayhawks are already bowl eligible and have taken on some injuries to the offense of late, averaging 25.5 points over the last four games, down from their 32.7 per game season scoring average. A college football team like Kansas with a winning percentage between 51-60% off of a loss to a conference rival is 83-50 UNDER the total when facing a winning team. Kansas State averages 5.2 yards per carry led by RB Deuce Vaughn (1,148 yards, 5.2 ypc), while the defense is second in the Big 12 in points surrendered (18.7 ppg) and yards allowed. That defense will show up for a big effort as Kansas State can secure a spot in the Big 12 Championship against TCU with a win. And college football teams like K-State with a winning record while going over the total by 21+ points in the last game are 35-10 UNDER the total against winning teams with a total between 56.5 and 64. Take Kansas/Kansas State UNDER the total.

Kansas State is having another fine season, including a 37-31 loss to Oklahoma as a +12 dog, and they come off a pair of wins over Texas Tech and TCU. The Wildcats are on a 14-6-1 spread run in Big 12 action and are 13-5 ATS after a victory. Kansas is short on talent and depth, wearing down as was evident last week in a 55-3 loss to Oklahoma State. The defense has surrendered 52, 59, 41, 35, and 55 points in the last five games. The run defense is #128 in the nation allowing 251 yards per game, plus last in points surrendered (48 per contest). Kansas is on a 3-12 spread run at home and is 62-96 ATS versus winning teams. Kansas State beat Kansas a year ago, 55-14, and 38-10 two years on this same field. Play Kansas State.