Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites.
Kansas State @ Oklahoma State
Kansas State (3-1)
— K-State scored 42-44 points in its I-A wins, 27 in its loss.
— Last two games, K-State gave up 30-31 points.
— Wildcats lost their only road game, 30-27 (-3.5) @ Missouri.
— under Klieman, K-State is 33-21 SU, 34-19 ATS
— 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 108 starts back on offensive line; all 5 starters are back
— junior QB has started 15 games.
— under Klieman, K-State is 17-8 ATS as a favorite.
— under Klieman, K-State is 4-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— Over is 3-0 in Wildcats’ I-A games this season.
— Wildcats are 3-2 SU in last five bowls (favorite covered last four)
Oklahoma State (2-1)
— OSU lost last two games, 33-7 South Alabama, 34-27 at Iowa State.
— In those games, OSU completed only 39-83 passes, was -4 in TO’s.
— Cowboys’ loss to South Alabama was at home.
— Cowboys were 7-6 LY, their worst season since 2018.
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 129 starts back on offensive line; improvement is expected.
— senior QB Bowman has 5,329 passing yards and 34 passing TD’s in his career.
— He comes to OSU after playing at Texas Tech/Michigan.
— Under Gundy, Cowboys are 10-11-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— OSU is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 Big X games.
— Cowboys are 3-2 in last five bowls, winning by 5-3-2 points.
— Oklahoma State won three of last four meetings.
— K-State lost 31-20/26-13 in last two visits to Stillwater.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.
— This is first time since 2003 that K-State is favored in Stillwater.
— So far this season, favorites are 9-3 ATS in Big X games.
Nebraska @ Illinois
Nebraska (2-3)
— In its losses, Nebraska was held to 10-14-7 points.
— In their wins, Cornhuskers scored 35-28 points.
— Huskers are 0-2 on road: 13-10 @ Minnesota, 36-14 @ Colorado.
— Nebraska is minus-6 in turnovers this season.
— Nebraska is 6-1-1 ATS in last eight games as a road dog.
— 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 120 starts back on offensive line.
— new QB started 23 games at Georgia Tech.
— As a college coach, Rhule is 32-15 ATS as an underdog.
— Nebraska’s last bowl game was 2016.
Illinois (2-3)
— Illini wins are: 30-28 (-8) over Toledo, 23-17 (-16) over FAU
— Illinois allowed 28+ points in four of its five games.
— Illini is 0-5 against spread this season.
— Last year was Illinois’ first winning season since 2011.
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line.
— new QB started one game at Ole Miss.
— under Bielema, Illinois is 4-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— in his career, Bielema is 36-35 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Bielema, Illinois is 12-9 ATS in conference games.
— Illinois is 3-2 in last five bowls; they were underdog in 4 of the 5 games.
— Illinois won last three meetings, by 22-8-18 points.
— Nebraska is 1-3 ATS in its last four visits to Illinois.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.
— So far TY, favorites are 7-5 ATS in Big 14 games.