Arizona Wildcats vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/13/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, September 13, 2024

Venue:  Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Arizona +7, KSU -7; Over/Under:  57 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Arizona +7, KSU -7; Over/Under:  57.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Arizona +7, KSU -7; Over/Under:  57.5 points

Arizona Wildcats:  2-0 (0-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

Kansas State Wildcats:  2-0 (0-0) (6th place, Big 12)

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Arizona Wildcats:  won their last game at home against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 22-10.

Kansas State Wildcats:  won their last game on the road against the Tulane Green Wave 34-27.

Arizona is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Northern Arizona 22-10. Noah Fifita was the starting QB and he completed 18/26 passes for 173 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Quali Conley led the team in rushing yards with 112. Quali Conley led the receivers with 38 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Tre Smith led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Tre Smith, Chase Kennedy, and Isaiah Johnson each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Kansas State is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Tulane 34-27. Avery Johnson was the starting QB and he completed 15/23 passes for 181 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. DJ Giddens led the team in rushing yards with 114. DJ Giddens led the receivers with 63 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Jordan Riley-Scott led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Austin Romaine led the defense in sacks with 2. VJ Payne came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Arizona listed as a 7 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Arizona is 2-0 to start the season but they haven't looked great in their games. Both of their games have been home games but they didn't look great in their 22-10 win last week against a team from the FCS. That was a bit of a rivalry game though with it being little brother-big brother, and Arizona's offense did look good in their season opener when they put up 61 points on New Mexico. Meanwhile, Kansas State is also 2-0 but they haven't looked great in their games this season either. Kansas State opened the season with a big win over a team from the FCS, but they didn't look as good last week in their 34-27 win against Tulane. That was their 1st road game so it was a hostile environment for K-State, but Tulane is also in the 1st season of a new head coach and there have been a lot of changes from the team that has been so good over the last few seasons. Kansas State let Tulane move down the field no problem and with the talented offense that Arizona has, they will be able to hang around if they don't win the game outright. Kansas State's defense is going to keep Arizona in this game even if they start to pull away. The best way to place a bet here is on Arizona to cover the spread in this game. 

Arizona Kansas State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, September 13, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Arizona 33 Kansas State 30.

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Arizona Wildcats: 9-4 to the first half under in their last 13 games. 

Kansas State Wildcats: 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games. 6-2 ATS in the first half of their last 8 home games. 

Arizona Wildcats:  None.

Kansas State Wildcats:  None.

"I think we need to evaluate on film and see how we looked, see if there's anything we can do schematically or formationally to give us a better chance to find rhythm. I also thought they did some good stuff and made some plays. We popped some runs when we needed to and had some good protection, hit some throws. But the consistency wasn't what we liked it to be." - Brent Brennan after his team’s win against NAU in their last game. 

“I didn’t see the pass interference but thankfully they called it. We found a way to get out of here.” - Chris Klieman after his team’s win against Tulane in their last game. 

WR McMillan, Tetairoa

WR Lemonious-Craig, Montana 

WR Patterson, Jeremiah 

TE Burnett, Keyan

QB Fifita, Noah 

RB Croskey-Merritt, Jacory 

WR Johnson, Keagan 

WR Cephas, Dante 

WR Brown, Jayce

TE Oakley, Garrett 

TE Swanson, Will

QB Johnson, Avery

RB Giddens, DJ 

Passing: N. Fifita (595)

Rushing: Q. Conley (202)

Receiving: T. McMillan (315)

Touchdowns: T. McMillan (4)

Passing: A. Johnson (334)

Rushing: D. Giddens (238)

Receiving: J. Brown (88)

Touchdowns: D. Edwards (3)

Coaches:

Arizona Wildcats: Brent Brennan (1st season)

Kansas State Wildcats: Chris Klieman (6th season)