The Kansas Jayhawks have been inconsistent this season and their past five games is a microcosm of this, as they have alternated wins and losses with their offense streaky at best. Kansas will look to collect their first back-to-back wins in three weeks when they take on the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday. The in-state rivalry has been pretty one-sided as Kansas is 25-5 SU in the last 30 against Kansas State and 12-5 ATS in the past 17.
- Kansas is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 when favored by 12 or more points.
- Kansas State is 1-13 SU in their past 14 games on the road.
- Perry Ellis averaged 20 points and 10.5 rebounds against Kansas State last season.
Offense has been hard to project for Kansas lately as they have averaged 67.3 points in their past three losses and 78.7 in their past three wins. Perry Ellis continues to lead the Kansas attack as the senior has averaged 16.3 points per game this season and has tallied double-digit points in the past 16 games.
Kansas State has lost their past 11 road games within the Big 12, including being outscored by an average of 8.9 points in those affairs. Wesley Iwundu has been the top scorer for Kansas State this season (12.2 ppg), but has averaged just 5.3 points in his career against the Jayhawks.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Kansas sat as -10-point favorites over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current over/under betting total for points scored, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook
Kansas State Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Kansas Jayhawks are 17-4 so far on the season, and 11-8 ATS vs the number. The Kansas State Wildcats, meanwhile, are 12-8 and 12-4-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Kansas go 8-10-1 and the Kansas State Wildcats go 10-7 on betting totals.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 42 (Kansas) and the No. 156 (Kansas State) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Kansas's No. 11-ranked offense, averaging 84 PPG, against a Wildcats defense that ranks No. 54 at 66.81 PPG. The Jayhawks field goal percentage has averaged 48.48% so far, more than the Wildcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 43% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Wildcats got 14 points from D.J. Johnson as Kansas State ran past Mississippi 69-64 on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.
The Jayhawks used a 33-point performance from Wayne Selden, Jr. to help Kansas smack Kentucky 90-84 on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Kansas State is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
- Kansas State is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
- Kansas State is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Kansas State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Kansas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
- Kansas is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
- Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
- Kansas is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Kansas State
Next Betting Matchups
Kansas State home to Oklahoma, Saturday, February 6th
Kansas at TCU, Saturday, February 6th
