Texas vs. Kansas State: How to watch, odds, picks, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom
No. 10 Texas (18-4, 7-2) and No. 7 Kansas State (18-4, 6-3) square off in a top 10 ranked Big 12 matchup. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on ESPN2, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.
How to watch Texas vs. Kansas State
Tip-off: 4:00 p.m ET
Location: Manhattan (Kan.)
Channel: ESPN2
Vegas Odds
Texas is a 1.5 point favorite over Kansas State Saturday, according to the odds at VegasInsider. The total is set at 149.5
ESPN BPI prediction
Predicted winner: Texas
Win probability for Texas: 51.9%
ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. This game is razor thin close and the Longhorns are the favorite and projected winner, despite being ranked lower and on the road.
KenPom prediction
Predicted final score: Kansas State wins 76-75
Win probability for Kansas State: 52%
KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. This metric picked the Wildcats instead. Kansas State is at home and is the close and projected winner.
More on Texas vs. Kansas State
Texas got a big win over No. 11 Baylor Monday. With the win, it kept the Big 12 Championship hopes alive.
“We’ve got God on our side right now, so we give him all the glory right now in terms of what we are doing and giving ourselves strength in our guys,” head coach Rodney Terry said postgame. “We take it one game at a time. We had 40 minutes in front of us. We knew we had a really, really good Baylor team coming in that is well-coached. Scott (Drew), got a lot of respect for him and his program. That’s all we had on our mind today in terms of really trying to finish out January.
“We called it the grind. We have embraced it all year long. As we head into February, which really is a month of separation — as you head into Separation Month, you have gotta continue to try to improve in areas where you need to improve. For us, we really placed a high emphasis yesterday on our defense, guarding harder, really trying to take a lot of pride in getting stops. We needed consecutive stops that we weren’t able to get over in Tennessee. But really proud of our guys, the way they responded to the challenge yesterday.”
Kansas State lost on the road to rival Kansas in its last game. The Wildcats split meetings with the Jayhawks this year.
However, the Wildcats have a win over Texas already this season. Back on Jan. 3, the Wildcats beat Texas 116-103 on the road.