9:00 pm
February 21

Texas @ Kansas State

Who will WIN this matchup?

Texas Longhorns (16-11)

@ Kansas State Wildcats (19-8)

 

Current odds:

Texas Longhorns: (+145)

Kansas State Wildcats: (-170)

 

• The line for the game is Kansas State by 3.5 points.

• The Longhorns’ win snapped a three-game losing skid – decided by eight total points – that started with a 67-64 loss to Kansas State two weeks ago.

• The Wildcats shot 53.7 percent from the floor against Texas and shot better than 50 percent in their two wins last week.

• Junior forward Dylan Osetkowski leads the Longhorns with 13.9 points after recording his fourth 20-point performance of the season against the Sooners. Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba adds 13.6 points and leads the conference in rebounding (11.1), blocks (4.1) and double-doubles (14). Junior guard Kerwin Roach (11.9 points) continues to be solid in Andrew Jones’ absence and played a key role in Texas’ defensive success against Oklahoma.

• Junior forward Dean Wade leads the Wildcats, who are 12-3 at home, with 16.3 points and 6.4 rebounds. Guards Barry Brown (16.2 points) and Kamau Stokes (11.2 points) and forward Xavier Sneed (11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds) also average double digits for a balanced offense that has rebounded by scoring 82 and 78 in the consecutive wins after averaging 55.4 points in the five games before that. The Wildcats average a league-low 11.3 turnovers and averaged 17.5 assists in their two wins – better than their season average of 14.7.

• The last five meetings have been decided by a total of 13 points while the last three games at Kansas State have each been decided by four points or less.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Kansas State Wildcats
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