Kansas State vs Texas Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 4 (Wildcats Edge Longhorns in Close-Fought Contest)

Kansas State vs Texas Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 7 Kansas State (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) vs. No. 10 Texas (18-4, 7-2 Big 12)
• Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023
• Time: 4:00 PM ET
• Venue: Bramlage Coliseum -- Manhattan, Kansas

College basketball plans are in for a treat Saturday as the No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats are set to go head-to-head with the No. 10 Texas Longhorns at 4 p.m. ET.

Kansas State has looked vulnerable lately, losing for the second time in its last three games with Tuesday's 90-78 loss to ranked Kansas. Meanwhile, Texas has been trending in the opposite direction. The Longhorns improved to 3-1 in their last four games with a 76-71 over then-No. 11 Baylor, Sir'Jabari Rice's game-high 21 points.

Can Kansas State put its losing ways behind them? Or will Texas figure out a way to extend its Big 12 rival's woes?

Kansas State vs Texas Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: KAN ST: (-122) | TEXAS: (+102)
• Spread: KAN ST: -1.5 (-118) | TEXAS: +1.5 (-104)
• Total: 151.5 -- Over: (-104) | Under: (-118)

Kansas State enters this contest as the slim home favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 4 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 151.5 points with the under being favored at -118 odds.

Kansas State vs Texas Betting Trends

• Kansas State has 15 wins in 22 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 1.5-point favorites or more, the Wildcats are 10-4.
• This year, 13 of Kansas State's 22 games have gone over the point total.
• Texas' record against the spread is 9-13-0.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or greater, the Longhorns have one win ATS (1-2) this year.
• This season, 12 of Texas' 22 games have hit the over.

Kansas State Rank	Kansas State AVG		Texas AVG	Texas Rank
57th	77.2	Points Scored	79.9	26th
149th	68.3	Points Allowed	67.7	130th
132nd	32.9	Rebounds	32.7	143rd
131st	9.2	Off. Rebounds	9.0	151st
211th	7.2	3pt Made	7.1	220th
9th	17.4	Assists	16.6	16th
268th	13.0	Turnovers	11.3	89th

Kansas State vs Texas Prediction & Pick

Despite being a top-10 program, Texas has had its fair share of road struggles. The Longhorns are only 3-2 in away games thus far and have lost their only two road outings against ranked opponents. Furthermore, their high-flying offense (79.9PG, No. 17) dips to a 69.5 PPG clip on the road.

Texas is going to have a tough time with a Kansas State squad that's 11-0 with a plus-15.2 scoring margin at Bramlage Coliseum. Furthermore, the Wildcats are also 4-0 at home against Big 12 competition this season.

Considering how Kansas State already beat Texas on the road at the beginning of January, the Wildcats are more than capable of duplicating that result this weekend.

Final Score Prediction: Kansas State: 82 | Texas: 78

Kansas State vs Texas Best Bet

When it comes to the best bet, I'm siding with Kansas State covering the 1.5-point spread. On top of being 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games, the Wildcats are 5-0 ATS in their last five at home and have covered the spread in four of their last five games against the Longhorns.

Texas has struggled to cover the spread throughout the 2022-23 campaign, going 9-13 ATS thus far. With Texas also being 2-3 ATS on the road, expect Kansas State to win this meeting by at least one basket.

Bet: Kansas State -1.5 (-118)

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