Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/03/2023

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Venue:  Moody Center, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  LHN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  KSU +10, Texas -10; Over/Under:  138 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  KSU +10, Texas -10; Over/Under:  138 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  KSU +10, Texas -10; Over/Under:  138 points

 

Kansas State Wildcats:  12-1 (1-0) (1st place, Big 12)

Texas Longhorns:  12-1 (1-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

 

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Kansas State Wildcats:  5-0  last 5

Texas Longhorns:  5-0  last 5

 

Kansas State is coming into this game with a 12-1 record overall and they are 1-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 1-0 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game on a 6 game winning streak with wins coming against the Wichita State Shockers, the Abilene Christian Wildcats, the Incarnate Word Cardinals, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Radford Highlanders, and the West Virginia Mountaineers in their last game. Markquis Nowell led the team in points in that game with 23 while Keyontae Johnson was next on the team with 18 points. Markquis Nowell led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Abayomi Iyiola led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 42% from the field, 18.8% from 3-point range, and 61.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62 PPG against them. Kansas State has an ATS record of 9-4 this season and their O/U record is 7-6.

 

 

Texas is coming into this game with a 12-1 record overall and they are 9-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 1-0 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game on a 6 game winning streak with wins coming against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, the Rice Owls, the Stanford Cardinal, the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns, the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions, and the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game. Timmy Allen and Marcus Carr each led the team in points in that game with 13 while Jabari Rice was next on the team with 11 points. Timmy Allen, Marcus Carr, and Tyrese Hunter each led the team in assists in that game with 2 while Timmy Allen and Jabari Rice each led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 43.1% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 43.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.7 PPG against them. Texas has an ATS record of 6-7 this season and their O/U record is 7-4-2.

The current betting odds have Kansas State listed as a 10 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Kansas State is off to a very hot start this season as they only have 1 loss in their 13 games. That 1 loss did come on the road as they are 1-1 but they have been playing very well all year. Texas is also off to a very hot start with the same 12-1 record but Texas is also a ranked team and one of the best in the country right now. Texas has been great at home all year as they are undefeated through 9 games, but they haven't been very good at covering the spread in their games with a 6-7 ATS record this season. This is a lot of points for Texas when they haven't blown out many good teams this year and Kansas State only has 1 loss in 13 games this season while also being 9-4 ATS. There is no doubt that Kansas State will bring their best effort for one of the best teams in the country here and this is going to be a difficult game for them to pull away in. The best way to place a bet here is on Kansas State to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Kansas State Wildcats: 12-7 ATS as a road underdog or pick. 15-5 ATS off a home win. 22-7 OVER as a road underdog of 9.5 to 12 points.

Texas Longhorns: 14-23 ATS after 3 or more consecutive overs. 5-14 ATS after playing 5 consecutive games as favorite. 25-14 OVER against conference opponents.

 

 

Kansas State Wildcats:  D. N'Guessan (F) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. J. Colbert (C) out for season - Redshirt. A. Thomas (G) out for season - Redshirt. T. Manning (F) out for season - Redshirt.

Texas Longhorns:  R. Brumbaugh (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

“He is just such a competitor. We are both competitors and we both want to win and you’ll never fault him for effort. I am so proud of him.” - Jerome Tang on Markquis Nowell after his team’s win against West Virginia in their last game.

 

 

"You'd think he'd want to try to continue gunning, but he came out [of halftime] the opposite. He was a willing passer." - Rodney Terry on Marcus Carr after his team’s win against Texas A&M-Commerce.

 

 

 

C. Carter 

K. Johnson 

D. N'Guessan 

M. Nowell 

N. Tomlin

 

T. Allen 

M. Carr 

D. Disu 

T. Hunter 

D. Mitchell

 

 

PPG: K. Johnson (17.7)

APG: M. Nowell (8.5)

Reb/G: K. Johnson (6.8)

 

PPG: M. Carr (17.5)

APG: T. Allen (4.2)

Reb/G: T. Allen (6.1)

 

Coaches:

Kansas State Wildcats: Jerome Tang (1st season)

Texas Longhorns: Chris Beard (2nd season)