Kansas State Kansas Betting – Kansas State Tries To Dig Out Of A Ditch Against Kansas
The Kansas State Wildcats have fallen to 2-4 in the Big 12 Conference, putting their dreams of getting to the Final Four in extreme jeopardy. They face an urgent situation in Lawrence, Kansas.
NCAA basketball betting: Kansas State Wildcats @ Kansas Jayhawks
Why To Bet On Kansas State
Super Bowl betting pundits know all too well what has happened in recent Super Bowl history: The Indianapolis Colts were a solid favorite to beat the New Orleans Saints, but they lost. The New England Patriots were a commanding favorite against the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, but they were stunned in the final minutes by the underdogs from the Big Apple. The St. Louis Rams were overwhelming favorites to beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI, but the Patriots produced the perfect game plan and executed it to near-perfection in one of pro football’s biggest upsets.
The point is that really amazing things can and do happen in sports, especially when teams are motivated and inspired. Kansas State is suffering through a terrible season after being anointed as a Final Four favorite when college basketball revved up its engines in mid-November. However, coach Frank Martin’s team will be playing for its life – that’s always been known to be a good source of urgency – while also taking on a hated in-state rival. If ever there was a time when an underdog could pull out all the stops and deliver a shocking result on the road at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, this is it. Kansas barely beat Colorado on Tuesday night and is hardly playing its best basketball of the year. The Jayhawks, if they’re not careful, could certainly lose to the Wildcats in this Big 12 battle.
Why To Bet On Kansas
The sports betting cognoscenti are aware that Kansas has actually struggled at home this season. The Jayhawks beat USC and UCLA by one possession each in non-conference play, and KU topped Nebraska by only one possession as well inside the building known as “The Phog.” Yet, for all of the Jayhawks’ abilities, it remains that coach Bill Self’s team is not likely to lose this particular contest.
Kansas was stung last Saturday by a 74-63 loss at home to the Texas Longhorns. The 11-point defeat snapped KU’s 69-game home-court winning streak and removed an aura of dominance from the program. Kansas was shaky in an 82-78 Tuesday win over Colorado, a narrow triumph that was probably due – at least in part – to the shock of the Texas loss.
Now, things should be different. Kansas will have three full days to rest and recharge before taking the court at Phog Allen Fieldhouse once again. Can the Jayhawks lose this tilt? Sure. Will KU drop two straight games on home hardwood, however? That would certainly seem to defy the online betting odds and the normal workings of the college basketball universe.
How The Game Will Play Out
Surely, Kansas can’t lose two straight games at home, right? Surely, the Jayhawks have to bounce back and play a solid game against a Kansas State team that has not yet found itself, right? It would be a probability-busting shocker if Kansas State is able to win this game. Go with the safe bet and take Kansas at home.
Kansas State Kansas Betting Pick: Kansas
