Kansas
Jayhawks
2-3
Spread
+3
NCAAF Predictions
Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats Predictions
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:00pm EST
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Kansas State
Wildcats
3-2
Spread
-3
50%
50%
Spread
Kansas Jayhawks +3
Kansas State Wildcats -3
Moneyline
Kansas Jayhawks +124
Kansas State Wildcats -148
Total
Over 55.5 (-105)
Under 55.5 (-115)
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Kansas State vs. Kansas Prediction: Pass on Wildcats at -175
Analysis updated October 17, 2026 at 7:02 AM CDT
The Wildcats are the likelier winner at home, but the available facts don’t support a bet on the moneyline, spread or total.
The rivalry streak favors Kansas State
Bring On The Cats, a Kansas State team site, reports that the Wildcats have won 17 consecutive games against Kansas. Kansas State also hosts Saturday’s game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, giving the 3-2 Wildcats the clearest reasons to pick them over the 2-3 Jayhawks.
Both teams are 0-2 in Big 12 play. That shared conference record makes Kansas State’s -175 moneyline difficult to justify without current team statistics, recent results or confirmed information about starters and injuries.
The SPF prices don’t offer a supported wager
SportsPicksForum lists Kansas State at -3.5 and Kansas at +3.5, with a total of 55.5. The available information doesn’t show whether either team can cover that spread or produce enough points to bet the total.
The forecast calls for sunshine and temperatures rising from the low 50s around kickoff toward 60. Those conditions provide no clear reason to adjust the handicap, leaving Pass as the responsible betting lean.
Pick
Kansas State Wildcats
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass