Nicholls
Colonels
Spread
+40.5
NCAAF Predictions
Nicholls Colonels vs Kansas State Wildcats Predictions
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 7:00pm EST at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
@
Kansas State
Wildcats
Spread
-40.5
50%
50%
Spread
Nicholls Colonels +40.5
Kansas State Wildcats -40.5
Moneyline
Nicholls Colonels
Kansas State Wildcats
Total
Over 55.5 (-112)
Under 55.5 (-108)
Professional Picks
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Percy Walker
Spread pick
Kansas State vs. Nicholls Prediction: Offensive Line Questions at -40.5
Analysis updated September 5, 2026 at 6:15 AM CDT
Kansas State is the likely winner, but the available evidence doesn't support a wager on the margin.
Offensive line availability matters at this spread
Kansas State faces reported offensive line absences while laying 40.5 points against Nicholls at SPF. DRatings.com, a sports ratings and prediction site, lists Oliver Miller as out and John Pastore as out for the season, with Tanner Morley and George Fitzpatrick questionable. Reduced depth could matter if the Wildcats need reserves to protect a lead large enough to cover.
Those listings don't establish how many expected starters Kansas State will miss. They warrant caution about backing a 41-point winning margin, but they don't establish value on Nicholls +40.5. Pass on the spread.
What the opener tells us
DRatings.com lists Nicholls at 1-0 after a 44-10 win over Mississippi Valley State on August 27, while Kansas State enters its season opener. That result shows Nicholls started with a decisive win; it doesn't establish how its offense will fare against the Wildcats.
SPF lists the total at 55.5, with over -112 and under -108. One Nicholls result and no Kansas State game this season offer too little to support a scoring projection. Pass on the total. The moneyline price is unavailable, so that market is also a pass.
Pick
Kansas State Wildcats
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass