Kansas vs Kansas State Prediction, Pick, College Football Odds for Saturday, Oct. 17

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The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan, KS. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.

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Kansas State is favored by -4.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -198. The total is set at 55.5 points.

Here’s my Kansas vs. Kansas State prediction and college football pick for Saturday, October 17, 2026.

My Kansas State vs. Kansas best bet is on the Wildcats to cover the spread. Find the best line available on our live NCAAF odds page and be sure to download the Action Network app for more picks and analysis.

Kansas vs. Kansas State Odds

Kansas vs Kansas State point spread: Kansas State -4.5 (-110), Kansas +4.5 (-110)

Kansas vs Kansas State over/under: 55.5 (-105o / -115u)

Kansas vs Kansas State moneyline: Kansas +164, Kansas State -198

Last week, Kansas played its first true road game of the season. (Note: it played in London against Arizona State in Week 3 as the home team.)

What a first road test of the season it was for young Isaiah Marshall, as he had to play in one of the Big 12’s most daunting environments, Rice-Eccles Stadium.

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He threw for 333 yards, due in part to Utah completely shutting down the Kansas run game, but he added to his season giveaway total with his fourth interception.

Marshall made headlines with some pretty dastardly choices against Missouri and has thrown at least one interception in three of his four FBS games. Now it’s back to the road to play in another one of college football’s tougher environments in Manhattan, Kansas.

Kansas should be able to get the run game going again against a bad run defense in rival Kansas State. But there’s reason for concern on the road, as Lance Leipold is just 14-25-1 ATS (.359) as a road ‘dog in his career (8-14 at KU).

No. 2 running back Yasin Willis also suffered a season-ending injury to close September — though Kansas was able to run for a ridiculous 480 yards on Middle…

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