Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Bramlage Coliseum Saturday as host Kansas State looks to handle the Missouri Tigers in NCAAB action.

Supporters of the Tigers have watched them go 14-0 and 6-3 ATS on the year, while the Wildcats are at 11-2 and 5-4 ATS. In totals betting, the Wildcats are 5-4, while the Tigers have a 6-2-1 mark.



View Missouri vs Kansas State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Wildcats as 1-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Wildcats, most recently No. 12 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Tigers, who rate No. 98 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 96-84 victory for the Tigers.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Tigers is ranked No. 177 in NCAA hoops at 35.1 per game. Contrast that with Kansas State’s No. 12 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Kansas State is the No. 210-ranked team in the country at 5.8 per game, while Missouri rates No. 24 at 8.6 per game.

Defensively, Missouri features the nation's No. 172-rated defense on the road, allowing 71 points per game. Kansas State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 91 nationally in scoring at home.

Missouri won its last outing, an 87-49 result against Oklahoma on January 3. They covered in that game as a 12.5-point favorite. Missouri cruised to victory on Tuesday, running Oklahoma out of the gym and running up an 87-49 score at Mizzou Arena.

Kansas State was a 67-49 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Kansas. They failed to cover the 9.5–point spread as underdogs. The Wildcats got 15 points from Rodney McGruder, but it was Kansas that prevailed in a 67-49 final on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.


Missouri Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Iowa State are 7-3
After playing Oklahoma are 4-6
After a win are 10-0

Kansas State Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Baylor are 2-8
After playing Kansas are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Tigers at Wildcats trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Missouri's last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Missouri's last 6 games on the road
Missouri is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Missouri is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Missouri
Kansas State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas State's last 6 games when playing at home against Missouri


Next up:
Missouri at Iowa State, Wednesday, January 11
Kansas State home to Baylor, Tuesday, January 10