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| Baylor Bears | Kansas State Wildcats |
Are the Baylor Bears potential BCS Cinderellas?
As ridiculous as it sounds BU has won its first four games by an average of 55 points, climbing to No. 15 in the polls.
The high-flying Bears now hit the Big 12 road for a game in Manhattan against 2-3 Kansas State Saturday afternoon (3:30 pm ET, Fox).
Baylor, which still has a tough row to hoe, with Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas remaining on its schedule, was an early 20-point favorite over the Wildcats, who just lost a tough game in Stillwater in which they turned the ball over five times but still covered the spread.
View Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats Odds and Stats.
Bettors going with the Wildcats in this game found them listed as 10.5-point underdogs on the betting line at Sportsbook earlier in the week. Watch Sportsbook for the oepning total numbers.
The Wildcats sit at No. 33 in the current NCAAF Power Rankings here at OddsShark, while the Bears are at No. 7 on that chart. Math models have concluded that the Bears will win this game 83-39.
In their last action, Baylor was a 73-42 Sportsbook at home against West Virginia. They covered the 30-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (115) was profitable news for OVER bettors. Daniel Sams went over the 100-yard mark (118) in his team's latest effort, but Oklahoma State still defeated Kansas State by a score of 33-29.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Kansas State's No. 58-ranked offense, averaging 31.2 PPG, against a Bears defense that ranks No. 14 this week at 16.25 PPG. The Wildcats aerial game is averaging 235.8 yards per game, more than the Bears secondary allows through the air, 209 YPG per game.
Defensively, the Bears feature the league's No. 48-rated road run defense, allowing 156 yards per game. Kansas State, meanwhile, ranks No. 73 in rushing offense at home.
Next up:
Baylor at Iowa State, Saturday, October 19th
Kansas State at West Virginia, Saturday, October 26th
