Big 12: Kansas State Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks

From the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Friday – the first of a pair of games will feature the Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats. The winner will head to the Big 12 title game. The Kansas Jayhawks finished the Associated Press poll at #9, and are 25-7 on the season. The Jayhawks went 13-5 in conference play. Kansas took down Oklahoma State in the first round.

The Kansas State Wildcats finished as the fourth seed in the Big 12. The Wildcats went 22-10 on the season and won 10 out of 18 games in Big 12 action. The Kansas State Wildcats needed overtime to take down the TCU Horned Frogs on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament. The Kansas Jayhawks are -4.5 over the Kansas State Wildcats on Friday.

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The Kansas Jayhawks are playing the Big 12 tournament without the services of their best big man Udoka Azubuike. Filling in for his starting center role is Mitch Lightfoot and Silvio De Sousa. The Jayhawks scored more than 81 points per game, with guard Devonte Graham leading the way. The Senior guard did not sit more than 2 minutes per game on average all season.

The Jayhawks are one of the most unselfish basketball teams in all of College Basketball. Kansas dished out 17 assists per game. The Jayhawks are going to the NCAA Tournament for the 47th season. They are seeking their 104th NCAA Tournament win, and their 15th trip to the Final Four.

Wildcats Seeking Upset

The Kansas State Wildcats lost to Kansas twice this season, and are looking to get the revenge in Kansas City. Bruce Weber and his Wildcats led by 3 in the final seconds of regulation before seeing TCU hit a three pointer to tie the game. The Wildcats won the game in overtime for their 22nd win of the season.

The Wildcats are an impressive defensive team. They are allowing teams to score just 67.5 points per game. On the offensive side, the Wildcats are scoring 72.7 points per game. The top scorer on the season for Kansas State has been Dean Wade. The forward is scoring just shy of 17 per game.

Kansas Tops Kansas State

The Kansas Jayhawks may be shorthanded, but they are still a talented basketball team. Kansas looks to be one of the teams to grab a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It’s been a bit of a down year for the Jayhawks, but they are still one of the best in all of college basketball. When you are betting this game on Friday – the best team is the Kansas Jayhawks. The final bet for this game on Friday from Kansas City is the Kansas Jayhawks -4.5 over the Kansas State Wildcats.

  • Bet the Kansas Jayhawks -4.5
  • Bovada – Bet on the Kansas State Wildcats +4.5
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