Kansas vs Kansas State Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for February 8

The Kansas State Wildcats (11-11, 5-6 Big 12) will try to extend a four-game win streak when they host the Kansas Jayhawks (16-6, 7-4 Big 12) on February 8, 2025 at Bramlage Coliseum.
Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Kansas vs. Kansas State Game Info and Odds
- Game day: Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Game time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV channel: ESPN
- Location: Manhattan, Kansas
- Arena: Bramlage Coliseum
Kansas vs. Kansas State Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kansas win (65.4%)
Kansas is a 4.5-point favorite over Kansas State on Saturday and the total is set at 140.5 points. Keep reading for a few betting trends and insights before you decide to wager on the outing.
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Kansas vs. Kansas State: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Kansas has put together an 11-11-0 record against the spread this season.
- Kansas State has won 12 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 10 times.
- Kansas covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point favorite or more 53.3% of the time. That's less often than Kansas State covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more (66.7%).
- At home, the Jayhawks sport a better record against the spread (6-7-0) compared to their ATS record on the road (3-4-0).
- This season, the Wildcats are 5-5-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, they are 5-3-0 ATS (.625).
- Kansas has five wins against the spread in 11 conference games this season.
- Against the spread in Big 12 play, Kansas State is 9-2-0 this season.
Kansas vs. Kansas State: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Kansas has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 18 games this year and has walked away with the win 15 times (83.3%) in those games.
- This season, the Jayhawks have come away with a win 13 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -182 or better on the moneyline.
- Kansas State has won 30% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (3-7).
- The Wildcats have a 1-5 record (winning only 16.7% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Kansas has a 64.5% chance of pulling out a win.
Kansas vs. Kansas State Head-to-Head Comparison
- Kansas has a +238 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.8 points per game. It is putting up 76.8 points per game to rank 109th in college basketball and is giving up 66 per contest to rank 44th in college basketball.
- Hunter Dickinson's 16.3 points per game lead Kansas and are 143rd in the country.
- Kansas State has a +76 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.5 points per game. It is putting up 73.5 points per game, 205th in college basketball, and is giving up 70 per contest to rank 129th in college basketball.
- Kansas State's leading scorer, David N'Guessan, is 568th in college basketball, scoring 12.6 points per game.
- The Jayhawks are 36th in the country at 35.5 rebounds per game. That's 3.9 more than the 31.6 their opponents average.
- Dickinson leads the Jayhawks with 9.6 rebounds per game (16th in college basketball action).
- The 30.4 rebounds per game the Wildcats accumulate rank 290th in college basketball, 1.2 fewer than the 31.6 their opponents grab.
- Coleman Hawkins tops the Wildcats with seven rebounds per game (166th in college basketball).
- Kansas ranks 125th in college basketball with 97.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 20th in college basketball defensively with 84.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Wildcats put up 95.7 points per 100 possessions (180th in college basketball), while giving up 91.2 points per 100 possessions (153rd in college basketball).
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