Thursday Night College Football Auburn vs. Kansas State Free Pick
By ATSSportsline.com
MANHATTAN, KS (The Spread) - No. 5 Auburn is favored by a touchdown tonight versus No. 20 Kansas State but will the Tigers cover when these two teams kick off at 7:30PM ET?
Auburn improved to 2-0 with a 59-13 shellacking of San Jose State last Saturday at home. With Tre Mason now in the NFL, quarterback Cameron Artis-Payne has taken over as the lead back in Gus Malzahn's offense and is dominating. After rushing for 177 yards in the Tigers' opener against Arkansas, Artis-Payne added another 112 yards on 16 carries with three touchdowns in last weekend's win over the Spartans. Despite the victory, Auburn failed to move up in the polls.
The Wildcats also improved to 2-0 as they beat Iowa State 32-28 on September 6. Tyler Lockett finished with 136 yards receiving, which included a 57-yard reception and a key 23-yard catch that kept Kansas State's comeback hopes alive. Jake Waters ran for an 8-yard touchdown with just 1:30 left in the game as the Wildcats rallied to beat Iowa State on the road.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Auburn is a 7-point favorite tonight over Kansas State, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 63 points. The Tigers opened as 6.5-point favorites over the Wildcats but the line has jumped to 7 while the total opened at 70 and has been bet down.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take Kansas State. According to latest college football trends, the Wildcats are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games following a bye week and 18-7-1 ATS versus a team with a winning record. They’re also 21-8 agianst the number in their last 29 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous game while the Tigers are just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous contest.
2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4 FREE PICK: KANSAS STATE WILDCATS +7