This is an 8* play on TEXAS

Kansas State, not Kansas, is currently leading the Big 12. The Wildcats are 8-2 in conference play and have won three straight. The fact that they are in first place is pretty surprising when you consider they weren't even ranked going into the weekend and the Big 12 has multiple ranked teams. I view tonight as an opportunity to fade a team that has clearly moved from "underrated" to "overrated" in a pretty short period of time. The Wildcats' road record is only 4-4 and that includes four straight wins. They are in Austin tonight to take on a Texas team coming off a huge road win at West Virginia on Saturday where they prevailed by 22 points. The Longhorns have covered four straight and also have the advantage of having won in Manhattan by 20 earlier in the year. The revenge angle can sometimes be overrated. For example, WVU was playing with revenge against Texas on Saturday and that ended up meaning nothing. Revenge is again overrated here as Texas is the better team despite being unranked. The 'Horns 6-5 conference record is a little misleading when you consider those five losses have come by a total of 20 points. They have two 20+ points and also beat Kansas by double digits. Play on TEXAS

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