Kansas State looks to cover the Wildcats-Aggies pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 15-6 mark when they host Texas A&M in college basketball action.

The Wildcats sport records of 15-6 and 8-9 ATS heading into this battle, while the Aggies have 12-9 and 8-7 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 9-8 for the Wildcats and 5-10 for the Aggies.



View Texas AM vs Kansas State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Wildcats installed as 11.5-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Wildcats at No. 14 and the Aggies at No. 79 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 75-68 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Kansas State has the nation's No. 71-rated offensive output, at 73.6 PPG. The visiting Aggies defense ranks No. 26 allowing on average 59.7 PPG. The Wildcats FG% has averaged 44.6% so far, more than the Aggies marksmen have achieved on the year, 44.2% per game.

Defensively, Texas A&M features the nation's No. 95-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.6 points per game. Kansas State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 87 nationally in scoring at home.

Texas A&M lost its last outing, a 63-60 result against Baylor on February 1. They covered in that game as a 7-point underdog. Texas A&M suffered a 63-60 loss against Baylor on Wednesday, getting 16 points from David Loubeau in a losing effort at Reed Arena.

Last time out for Kansas State, they were a 72-70 loser as they battled Iowa State on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 1-point underdog. The Wildcats got 13 points from Thomas Gipson, but it was Iowa State that prevailed in a 72-70 final on Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum.


Texas A&M Aggies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing Baylor are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Kansas State Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Texas Tech are 5-5
After playing Iowa State are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few Aggies at Wildcats trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas A&M's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas A&M's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas State
Texas A&M is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas State
Texas A&M is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas State
Kansas State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Texas A&M
Kansas State is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas State's last 5 games when playing Texas A&M
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas State's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas A&M


Next up:
Texas A&M home to Texas, Monday, February 6
Kansas State home to Texas Tech, Tuesday, February 7