Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Baylor Bears try to run the Wildcats off the court at Ferrell Center in college hoops action.

Baylor battles the Wildcats, currently sitting with a 17-8 mark (9-12 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 10-9 for the Bears and 10-11 for the Wildcats.



View Kansas State vs Baylor Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Bears as 7.5-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 11-rated Bears and the No. 18-ranked Wildcats, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 80-77 result in favor of the Bears.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Baylor has the nation's No. 40-rated offensive output, at 75.2 PPG. The visiting Wildcats defense ranks No. 77 allowing on average 63 PPG. The Bears FG% has averaged 48.1% so far, more than the Wildcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.3% per game.

Defensively, Kansas State features the nation's No. 66-rated defense on the road, allowing 65 points per game. Baylor, meanwhile, comes in at No. 55 nationally in scoring at home.

Kansas State lost its last outing, a 59-53 result against Kansas on February 13. They failed to cover in that game as a 4-point underdog. Jamar Samuels scored 20 points and chipped in with 12 rebounds for a double-double, but his team still lost 59-53 against Kansas in college basketball action at Bramlage Coliseum.

Baylor won its last outing, a 79-64 result against Iowa State on February 13. They covered in that game as an 8.5-point favorite. Baylor got 18 points from Perry Jones III en route to a 79-64 victory over Iowa State on Monday at Ferrell Center.


Kansas State Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing Missouri are 8-2
After playing Kansas are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

Baylor Bears Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Iowa State are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

A few Wildcats at Bears trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baylor
Kansas State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas State is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Kansas State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baylor
Baylor is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Baylor is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baylor's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baylor's last 5 games at home


Next up:
Kansas State at Missouri, Tuesday, February 21
Baylor at Texas, Monday, February 20