Analyzing Saturday’s Kansas at Kansas State name odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Kansas Jayhawks defense shut down a struggling Iowa State Cyclones squad on Big Monday, and today they will try to keep that momentum going against their in-state rival, the Kansas State Wildcats.

Kansas State will play host to Kansas on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum in the latest installment of the Sunflower Showdown men’s basketball rivalry. The game in Manhattan, Kan., is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Here’s everything to know before tipoff: When/where: 1 p.m., Saturday, Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan. TV: ESPN.

Kansas is not as good at defending the perimeter as the base stats indicate. Our college basketball betting picks expect regression to kick in today, with Max Jones taking advantage for Kansas State.

Kansas State basketball will try to make it three in a row at home against Kansas. Here's a scouting report and a prediction for Saturday's game.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team will try to defeat its Sunflower Showdown rival at home for the third consecutive season when the Wildcats play host to the Jayhawks at 1 p.m. Saturday inside Bramlage Coliseum.