Baylor Bears vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Kansas State (-3)
Game Total Line: (134)
(wagering lines available at 5Dimes)

The Baylor Bears will put their 15-game winning streak on the line this Tuesday night when they square-off against the Kansas State Wildcats in a Big 12 clash at Fred Bramlage Coliseum. The game is slated to tip-off 8 p.m. and it will be broadcast on ESPN3.com.

Baylor has jumped-out to an early lead in the Big 12 with a 61-52 victory over Texas A&M as a 13.5-point home favorite in last Monday’s conference opener and a 73-60 win over Texas Tech this past Saturday as a 14-point road favorite. It is now a perfect 15-0 straight-up overall but has failed to cover in its last four games to fall to 4-4 against the spread. The total has also gone 4-4 on the year.

The Bears come into this matchup averaging 76.2 points a game while shooting an impressive 48.4 percent from the field. There are five Baylor players scoring in double-figures led by Perry Jones III’s 13 points a game. He is also tied with Quincy Acy for the lead in rebounds as each is averaging 7.2 a game.

Kansas State has gotten off to s solid start this season with an overall record of 12-2 SU and it is 6-4 ATS. The Wildcats lost to then-No.15 Kansas 67-49 last Wednesday as 10-point road underdogs in their Big 12 opener, but quickly made amends with a 75-59 rout of then-No.6 Missouri as one-point home underdogs this past Saturday.

Rodney McGruder remains the hot hand for Kansas State with a team-high 13.2 points a game, while shooting 45.5 percent from the field. Will Spradling and Jamar Samuels are each averaging over 11 points a game and Thomas Gipson is tied with Samuels with a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game. As a whole, the Wildcats are shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and averaging 75 points a game.

Baylor is 0-5 ATS in its last five games following an ATS loss and 0-5 ATS in its last five games in the Big 12. The total has stayed ‘under’ in five of its last seven games in the conference.

Kansas State is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 home games and 7-2 ATS in its last nine games played on a Tuesday. The total has gone ‘over’ in nine of its last 13 games at home.

Head-to-head in this series, the underdog is 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings and the home team is 5-2 ATS in the last seven. The Wildcats have won the last three meetings both SU and ATS and total has gone ‘over’ in three of the last five games.

Against the Spread Game Pick

Baylor could be in for a fall on the road after sweating-out a couple of close games over the past two weeks. Stick with Kansas State to pull-off the upset by knocking the Bears from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Take the Knsas State Wildcats -3 at Bovado