The Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats continue Big 12 Conference men’s basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas.
Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. central on CBS. The Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2 in Big 12) are currently No. 9, while the Wildcats (7-9, 1-4 in Big 12) are unranked.
Saturday’s match up features two teams coming off losses. Kansas lost at Iowa State 74-57 on Wednesday night, with the Jayhawks committing 17 turnovers and getting outrebounded 43-33 while taking their first Big 12 road loss. Meantime, K-State has now lost four in a row after losing to Texas Tech at home 61-57 earlier in the week.
Here is a preview of the game.
How to Watch Kansas vs. Kansas State Basketball
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. CT
TV Channel: CBS
Site: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Kansas vs. Kansas State Basketball Betting Odds, Lines
Opening Line: Kansas -15.5
Current Line: Kansas -15
Over/Under: 139.5 (opened at 138.5)
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Kansas vs. Kansas State Basketball Predictions
Well, both of these teams are coming off a loss and would love to get a win over their in-state rival and try to get the season back on track. But it’s hard to see how that happens for the Wildcats who don’t do anything well.
Kansas State ranks at or near the bottom of the Big 12 in almost every major statistical category offensively, including scoring, field goal percentage, and rebounding, where they’re dead last in the Big 12.
Meantime, the Jayhawks have certainly had their issues as they try to get back to being a National Championship contender, but there are holes on this team, by KU standards. They aren’t elite at anything, and Hunter Dickinson has not continued to progress as a player, in fact he’s arguably regressed.
Even though KJ Adams will miss the game due to injury, Kansas will win this game on the boards, where they’re tops in the Big 12 rebounds per game in Big 12 play, while K-State is second-to-last, and expect lots of turnovers to fast-break buckets for Kansas, who is +1.80 turnovers per game in Big 12 play, while Kansas State is -3, which is tied for third-worst in the Big 12 Conference.
Kansas 78, K-State 60
ESPN Matchup Predictor: Kansas (94% Chance of Winning)
