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Kansas vs Kansas State Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks Today

Kansas State (7-9) vs. Kansas (12-4)
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas -14.5; Over/Under: 139.5
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The Kansas State Wildcats and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Saturday in college basketball action from Allen Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas vs Kansas State Prediction.

Kansas State Recap

The Kansas State Wildcats come into this game looking to rebound from a 61-57 loss to Texas Tech last time out to fall to 7-9 on the year. After this game, Kansas State will head on the road for a matchup with the Baylor Bears.


Wildcats Lose 4th Straight & 7 Of Last 8

David N’Guessan leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with 12.6 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Brendan Hausen has 12.3 PPG. Coleman Hawkins has 10.1 PPG with 6.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Kansas State while Dug McDaniel ha 9.3 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead Kansas State in the assist department up to this point in the year. Max Jones also has 9 PPG with 3.8 RPG this season. As a team, Kansas State is averaging 73.2 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 67.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kansas State Wildcats will win

  • Kansas State has won three of its last four games when playing with a rest advantage.

Kansas Recap

The Kansas Jayhawks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 74-57 loss at the hands of Iowa State last time out to drop to 12-3 on the year. After this game, the Jayhawks will head back on the road for a matchup with TCU.

Jayhawks Look To Rebound After Having Three-Game Win Streak Snapped

Hunter Dickinson leads the Jayhawks in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 15.2 PPG and 10.4 RPG along with 2.3 APG while Zeke Mayo has 14.4 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Kansas so far this season. Dajuan Harris Jr. has 9.8 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 5.4 APG to lead Kansas in assists so far this season. KJ Adams Jr. also has 8.2 PPG with 4.6 RPG and 2.3 APG as well for Kansas this season. As a team, Kansas is averaging 76 PPG on 47.4% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 73.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win

  • Kansas has won 72 of its last 74 games at Allen Fieldhouse against non-AP-ranked opponents.
  • Kansas State has lost each of its last eight Saturday road games.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of the last six games between Kansas State and Kansas have produced a total of 145+ points.
  • Each of Kansas State’s last four games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents at Allen Fieldhouse have produced a total of 141+ points.

Kansas vs Kansas State Prediction

I’m going to side with Kansas State and the points here. Don’t get me wrong, the Wildcats have been abysmal far more often than not this season. However, Kansas just doesn’t have the same punch as past years and it also doesn’t feel like the Jayhawks have that imposing feel over other teams. Head-to-head, the home team’s won and covered in 5 straight, but I think catching a boatload of points in a rivalry game is too good to pass on so I’ll take my chances with Kansas State and the points in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Kansas State +14.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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