A key college battle sees the visiting Longhorns travelling to Kansas State Wednesday to take on the Wildcats on Wednesday.

The Wildcats are 12-4 so far on the season, and 6-6 ATS vs. the number. The Longhorns, meanwhile, are 12-5 and 3-9 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Kansas State go 7-5 and the Longhorns go 5-7 on the totals.



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Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Wildcats as 5.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook line for this contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Wildcats rated this week at No. 13 and the Longhorns sitting at No. 28. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 81-80 result in favor of the Longhorns.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Longhorns rank No. 56 in NCAA Division 1 with 37.9 per game. That compares with Kansas State’s No. 18 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Kansas State is college basketball's No. 199-ranked team at 5.9 per game, while the Longhorns rate No. 159 with 6.4 per game.

Defensively, Texas features the nation's No. 325-rated defense on the road, allowing 80.4 points per game. Kansas State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 88 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Texas, they were an 84-73 loser as they battled Missouri on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 9-point underdog. J'Covan Brown chucked in a team-high 34 points for Texas on Saturday, but they still came up short in losing 84-73 at Mizzou Arena.

In their last action, Kansas State was an 82-73 loser on the road against Oklahoma. They failed to cover the 3-point spread as favorites. The Wildcats endured an 82-73 loss at the hands of the Sooners on Saturday, despite a 19-point effort from Rodney McGruder at Lloyd Noble Center.


Texas Longhorns Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Kansas are 9-1
After playing Missouri are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

Kansas State Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
Before playing Oklahoma State are 6-4
After playing Oklahoma are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Longhorns at Wildcats trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas State's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Kansas State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Kansas State is 9-1-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Texas
Kansas State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games


Next up:
Texas home to Kansas, Saturday, January 21
Kansas State at Oklahoma State, Saturday, January 21