Big 12 Battle: Kansas State vs. Kansas Preview & Prediction

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00:00 By the way, Kansas playing tonight against Kansas State. The battle of Kansas tonight at nine o'clock

00:04 is off here in the Big 12. Fogg Allen takes center stage and Kansas needs to get some momentum going

00:10 here. Late stages of the Big 12 season into the conference tournament. They're favoring this game

00:14 by 10.5 points here at the Fandula Sportsbook and a total of 142.5. The one thing we know about

00:20 Kansas State in conference play, they love to shoot the three-point shot. Close to 42 percent

00:25 of their total shots come from three-point range. Why is that key? There's 14 teams in conference

00:30 play. They're number two at doing that on defense. Kansas, 12th in conference play, chasing you off

00:35 of the three-point line. So if you're taking a look at how it measures up, no team gives up more

00:39 percentage-wise from three-point range than Kansas. If you are an underdog like Kansas State,

00:44 that's perfect. The three-point shot can be the ultimate equalizer. But you're looking at a Kansas

00:49 team that's probably going to be angry after getting busted up by Baylor over the weekend,

00:53 returning home. Heavy line, double digits. What do you see tonight, Joe, in this Big 12 battle?

00:57 Yeah, well, I see desperation is what I think we're going to see here from a Kansas team here

01:04 that, let's face it, I mean, they're not used to losing streaks. They're not used to losing it

01:10 fog, Alan. There's a lot of anomalies this year with this team. But McCuller is going to go for

01:18 him. And that's obviously the most important part for Kansas because he really is the glue guy. He

01:24 is the guy that makes that engine run on. Kansas State, by the way, is not a good road team.

01:30 They're not. They've looked absolutely terrible in spots. Iowa State, they lost by more than 10

01:38 there. Houston, they've lost by more than 10. They don't have anybody to go toe-to-toe with

01:44 Dickinson. I just think it's Kansas with their back against the wall, wanting a win,

01:49 needing a win at home. And I think they get it rather easily against K-State tonight.