Kansas State vs. Kansas Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/17/23

The Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats meet in college basketball action from the Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Kansas Jayhawks are currently listed as 2.5-point road favorites for this game with a ML price of -140. The Over/Under for this game is currently set at 147.5 points.

Injuries

For the Jayhawks, MJ Rice and Cam Martin are both questionable for this game with Rice nursing a back injury while Martin has a shoulder issue. Wilder Evers is also out indefinitely for the Jayhawks with a foot injury. David N’Guessan is out indefinitely for Kansas State with a shoulder injury.

Matchup History

The Jayhawks have won 7 straight meetings with Kansas State after a 102-83 win over the Wildcats back on February 22^nd, 2022.

Trends

Kansas is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Kansas State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.

Pick

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m looking at the over here. All of K-State’s games this season, outside of the game against a defensive-minded Oklahoma State have gone over the total this season and Kansas won’t mind matching a fast pace set by the Wildcats. All in all I look for this to be a track meet and for it to go soaring over the total.