{"id":33232,"date":"2025-01-22T08:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=33232"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:58:45","slug":"kansas-state-vs-baylor-predictions-today-best-college-basketball-picks-for-1-22-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/college-basketball\/kansas-state-vs-baylor-predictions-today-best-college-basketball-picks-for-1-22-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas State vs Baylor Predictions Today: Best College Basketball Picks For 1\/22\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kansas State and Baylor clash in a Big 12 matchup on Wednesday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around Kansas State vs Baylor clashing in a conference showdown in Waco, TX!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big 12 matchup tipping off at 9:00PM ET on January 22, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Wednesday, January 22, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 PM ET \/ 6:00 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPNU<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Foster Pavilion, Waco, TX<br><strong>Spread:<\/strong> Baylor -11.5 | Total: 141.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to find nice things to say about either of these teams right now, but we&#8217;re really struggling to see why Baylor should be laying double-digits in this matchup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been a disastrous season for Jerome Tang and the Wildcats. Since most people still have college football on the brain, Kansas State basketball was supposed to be a similar version of this year&#8217;s Ohio State football team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of money and resources were spent in hopes that it would deliver a championship. It worked in Columbus. It has not worked in Manhattan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what has Baylor done to get you excited about laying double-digits with the Bears right now? Baylor is 3-9 against the spread in its last 12 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than two weeks ago, Kansas State closed as an 11-point underdog to Houston (i.e. a team that has been to the Sweet 16 every year since 2019 and is on a current ten-game winning streak). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, the Wildcats are getting the same number against a Baylor team that has one win over a top-40 opponent all season (and required double-overtime to get it)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Baylor&#8217;s two best wins this season against Arizona State and St. John&#8217;s both required overtime. The Bears&#8217; win over Cincinnati has lost a little shine, considering the Bearcats are 2-5 in Big 12 play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baylor&#8217;s win over Arkansas has lost a bit of shine, considering the Razorbacks are 0-5 in SEC play. Kansas State has had an extra day to rest and prep for this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banking on a top-tier effort from the purple &#8216;Cats has been tough this season, but we&#8217;re certainly not interested in laying double-digits with this Baylor team right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Prediction: Kansas State +11.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the country&#8217;s longest-running sports betting newsletter for our weekly NFL all-access package, featuring selections added to the card through out the week. 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Get college basketball picks for today around Kansas State vs Baylor clashing in a conference showdown in Waco, TX!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big 12 matchup tipping off at 9:00PM ET on January 22, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Wednesday, January 22, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 PM ET \/ 6:00 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> ESPNU<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Foster Pavilion, Waco, TX<br><strong>Spread:<\/strong> Baylor -11.5 | Total: 141.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It's hard to find nice things to say about either of these teams right now, but we're really struggling to see why Baylor should be laying double-digits in this matchup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This has been a disastrous season for Jerome Tang and the Wildcats. Since most people still have college football on the brain, Kansas State basketball was supposed to be a similar version of this year's Ohio State football team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of money and resources were spent in hopes that it would deliver a championship. It worked in Columbus. It has not worked in Manhattan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>But what has Baylor done to get you excited about laying double-digits with the Bears right now? Baylor is 3-9 against the spread in its last 12 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Less than two weeks ago, Kansas State closed as an 11-point underdog to Houston (i.e. a team that has been to the Sweet 16 every year since 2019 and is on a current ten-game winning streak). <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>And now, the Wildcats are getting the same number against a Baylor team that has one win over a top-40 opponent all season (and required double-overtime to get it)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Baylor's two best wins this season against Arizona State and St. John's both required overtime. The Bears' win over Cincinnati has lost a little shine, considering the Bearcats are 2-5 in Big 12 play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Baylor's win over Arkansas has lost a bit of shine, considering the Razorbacks are 0-5 in SEC play. Kansas State has had an extra day to rest and prep for this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Banking on a top-tier effort from the purple 'Cats has been tough this season, but we're certainly not interested in laying double-digits with this Baylor team right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas State vs Baylor Prediction: Kansas State +11.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Join the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter for our weekly NFL all-access package, featuring selections added to the card through out the week. There's a reason why bettors (and occasionally bookmakers) have trusted GoldSheet over the last seven decades: 361-313-10 (53.6%) on all football selections for +92.3%&nbsp;profit last three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Updated for More Betting Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-LWCov8fmqA?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Stay updated on the latest&nbsp;<strong>college basketball betting insights<\/strong>&nbsp;and predictions at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wagertalk.com<\/a><\/strong>, where we provide expert analysis throughout the&nbsp;<strong>2024-2025 college basketball season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch ALL of the College Basketball Free Picks Videos and Betting Reviews for the Week!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"love-what-you-see-sign-up-for-a-free-wager-talk-account\">Love What You See?  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