Kansas State Wildcats vs BYU Cougars Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/10/26

The Kansas State Wildcats and the BYU Cougars will meet in Kansas City on Tuesday for round one of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. The Wildcats are the second to last seed in the conference tournament, but they will be playing close to home in Kansas City. It is surprising that BYU is playing on day one of this tournament with all the preseason hype they received but they have trending in the wrong direction lately. I expect BUY to win at least one game in the T-Mobile Center but my best bet of the game is the over.

The over is my best bet of the game because both teams do not play good defense and like to play at a very fast pace offensively. According to KenPom, Kansas State is ranked #17 in average offensive possession length while BYU is ranked #24. It should be a very fast game that should help drive the total over 166. Since February 1^st, BYU is ranked #212 in adjusted defensive efficiency at Bart Torvik and Kansas State is ranked #100. I do not see much defense being played in this one, so take the over.

*Over 166 available at time of publishing. Playable at 167*