The Baylor Bears and the Kansas State Wildcats are set to clash in a Big 12 showdown on Tuesday evening. The Bears, who have won four in a row before falling to Kansas last weekend, are seeking revenge after losing a close overtime game to the Wildcats earlier this season. Which team should bettors favor? Let’s examine the college basketball betting odds and preview this matchup.
Betting Lines and Odds
According to Sagarin’s CBB ratings at USAToday.com, Baylor should be favored by one point for this game. The early betting lines opened with Baylor as a one-point road favorite over K-State, with an over/under of 146. Early betting action has since moved the line to Baylor -2.5.
Baylor-Kansas State College Basketball Betting Preview
The Bears had a four-game winning streak snapped by Kansas in their last game. Although they used an early 20-6 run to take a commanding lead late in the first half, they were unable to hold on and ultimately lost. The Bears shot 44% from the field in that game, while Kansas shot 51%, and Baylor lost the turnover battle 11-4. Prior to that, the Bears beat West Virginia and TCU in consecutive games.
Over their last 12 games, Baylor has a record of 10-2 SU and 8-3-1 ATS. They currently sit in third place in the Big 12 with a conference record of 9-5, one-and-a-half games behind Kansas. The Bears are still in contention for top seeding in the upcoming NCAA tournament, with an overall record of 20-7.
Kansas State, on the other hand, ended a two-game losing streak with a victory over Iowa State in their last game. The Wildcats had a slow start and were down by eight points at halftime. They turned things around in the second half, however, with a 14-3 run and ultimately won the game. In their previous two games, they lost to Texas Tech and Oklahoma.
Kansas State has a record of 3-5 SU and 4-4 ATS over their last eight games. With a conference record of 8-6, they are fighting for a good seed in the upcoming Big 12 tournament. The Wildcats have an overall record of 20-7, making them a strong contender for a spot in the Big Dance after missing out on the tournament in the last couple of seasons.
Recent History
Baylor has won seven straight games against Kansas State, covering the spread in five of those games. However, Kansas State won the first meeting between these two teams this season in a crazy overtime game, with neither team leading by more than eight points. The Wildcats won outright as seven-point underdogs, and the game went over a total of 145 points in regulation time.
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Totals Report
The Over has hit in 14 of Baylor’s 27 games this season, with an average total of 148 points per game. The Over has also hit in 14 of Kansas State’s 27 games this season, with an average total of 143 points per game. Additionally, the Over has hit in six of the last eight meetings between these two teams.
