Kansas State Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Preview
Kansas State is 16-10-1 ATS with an O/U record of 10-16 and Oklahoma State is 11-13-1 ATS with an O/U record of 14-11. [ad-4468020]
Venue/ Stadium: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Monday, March 3, 2014
NCAAB Odds From: Bovada
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Spread: OFF
Over/Under: OFF
Player Injuries
Kansas State
NONE
Oklahoma State
[F] 12/31/2013 – Michael Cobbins out for season ( Achilles )
This season Oklahoma State is 12-3 at home and Kansas State is 2-6 on the road.
In their last games Kansas State beat Iowa State 80-73 and Oklahoma State beat Kansas 72-65.
Oklahoma State may have saved their season with a HUGE win over Kansas in their last game. However, they are still 7-9 in Big 12 play and may need to win out to have any chance to play in the Big Dance. The Cowboys are getting hot at the right time, as after their 7-game losing streak they have won 3 straight.
KSU looks to be in good shape to make the Big Dance, but their invite is not stamped. They are 20-9 and 10-6 in conference play so this is a big game for them as well.
These 2 teams faced each other in the first game of the conference season with Kansas State beating OSU 74-71.
The Wildcats have won 2 straight and 3 of their last 4 games.
OSU leading scorer Marcus Smart did not have a great shooting game in the win over Kansas, but he took over down the stretch. He and fellow G Markel Brown each had 21 points in the Kansas win.
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One of the main reasons the Cowboys upset the Jayhawks is that they played great defense holding Kansas to 40.4% shooting.
Kansas State is led by the G/FW duo of Marcus Foster *15.1 ppg) and Thomas Gipson (11.7 ppg), who is also the leading rebounder for the Wildcats.
Smart struggled in the earlier season loss to KSU and if the Wildcats can keep him in check again they have a great shot to win this game.
Kansas State ranks in the top 40 in the country on defense and they need to play good D, as they only rank 231st in the nation in scoring.
Betting Trends
Kansas State is 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games overall, 14-4 ATS in their last 18 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
Oklahoma State is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 10-25-1 ATS in their last 36 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The home team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 games between these 2 teams.
Jason’s Pick: OSU is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games facing Kansas State and that trend will continue. Smart will play well and OSU will get their 20th win tonight and they will cover as well.
