Kansas State vs Kansas Prediction 3/7/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Kansas State Wildcats and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Saturday in college basketball action from Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. Here’s a Kansas State vs Kansas prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Kansas State vs Kansas pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Kansas State Wildcats Betting Preview

The Wildcats were sitting at .500 back on January 17 (9-9 overall), then got over the hump with a win over Utah. Kansas State then lost to Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa State, TCU, Cincinnati and Houston before another win over Baylor. Since then it’s been losses to Texas Tech, Colorado and TCU ahead of a victory against West Virginia. That makes for a 12-18 record overall this year.

In the West Virginia game on Tuesday the Wildcats were down by three points in the locker room with a 26-23 deficit. Kansas State hit a 42-37 run the rest of the way however, powering out a comeback victory on their home court 65-63 in the end. Khamari McGriff was tops on 18 points with seven rebounds and Nate Johnson added 16 points with nine boards and seven assists.

Kansas Jayhawks Betting Preview

Over on the Kansas side, they were 11-5 over the first 16 games this year. Next came wins over Iowa State, Baylor, Colorado, Kansas State, BYU, Texas Tech, Utah and Arizona. Since then it’s been a rough 2-4 run with losses to Iowa State, Cincinnati, Arizona and Arizona State. That makes for a 21-9 record across the first 30 games of the season for the Jayhawks.

Matched up against Arizona State on Tuesday the Jayhawks were coming back out onto the floor after the break with a 40-20 deficit. Kansas got better in the second half with a 40-30 advantage but it wasn’t enough to prevent the double-digit loss on the road 70-60. Tre White posted 16 points with 14 rebounds, Darryn Peterson had 15 points and 10 boards, while Flory Bidunga had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.

Kansas State Wildcats @ Kansas Jayhawks Betting Trends: March 7, 2026

Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win

• Kansas has won 84 of its last 87 games at Allen Fieldhouse against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Kansas State has lost each of its last eight road games.
• Kansas has won the first half in 10 of its last 11 games at Allen Fieldhouse against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Kansas State Wildcats will win

• Kansas has lost five of its last six March day games as an AP-ranked team.

Kansas State vs Kansas Prediction

I’ll still lean toward Kansas here. The Jayhawks really need a convincing win, though. The Jayhawks shot miserably (29.2 percent) from the field in their latest road loss to Arizona State, adding 16 turnovers for 18 Sun Devils points along the way. Kansas held Arizona State to just 32.2 percent shooting on defense but couldn’t overcome an early deficit. The Jayhawks are just 2-4 in the last six games, but four of those outings were on the road.

Kansas got a win 86-62 on the road the last time these teams saw each other back on January 24. In that one the Jayhawks shot much better (53.4 percent) while holding the Wildcats to just 34.4 percent on defense. Kansas added a 35-28 rebounding edge and just nine turnovers. The line for this one will be fairly thick pretty much everywhere but I think the Jayhawks can pull it off if they play to their capabilities.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Kansas Jayhawks -16.5