Who's Playing

Iowa State Cyclones @ No. 19 Kansas State Wildcats

Current Records: Iowa State 6-5, Kansas State 8-3

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Bill Snyder Family Stadium -- Manhattan, Kansas
  • TV: FOX
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
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  • Ticket Cost: $2.00

What to Know

Kansas State is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Iowa State is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The pair will face off in a Big 12 battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kansas State will be strutting in after a victory while Iowa State will be stumbling in from a loss.

Last Saturday, Kansas State didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Kansas, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. The win came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 13:28 mark of the third quarter, when they were facing a 27-14 deficit.

DJ Giddens and Will Howard were among the main playmakers for Kansas State as the former rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Howard has been a model of consistency, as he's now posted a passer rating of 70 or better in the last 11 games he's played. Jayce Brown also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, Iowa State might have drawn first blood against Texas on Saturday, but it was Texas who got the last laugh. Iowa State fell 26-16 to Texas.

Rocco Becht put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Becht has been a model of consistency, as he's now posted a passer rating of 70 or better in the last 11 games he's played.

Even if they lost, Iowa State's defense sure didn't make it easy: Texas' QB was sacked four times before it was all said and done. Texas' QB won't forget Joey Petersen anytime soon given Petersen sacked him twice.

Kansas State is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Iowa State, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

While only Iowa State took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. Looking ahead, Kansas State is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 9.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they're sitting on a six game streak of covering the spread when playing at home.

Kansas State barely slipped by Iowa State in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, winning 10-9. Does Kansas State have another victory up their sleeve, or will Iowa State turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

Odds

Kansas State is a big 9.5-point favorite against Iowa State, according to the latest college football odds.

Bettors have moved against the Wildcats slightly, as the game opened with the Wildcats as a 12-point favorite.


The over/under is set at 46 points.

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Series History

Kansas State has won 5 out of their last 8 games against Iowa State.

  • Oct 08, 2022 - Kansas State 10 vs. Iowa State 9
  • Oct 16, 2021 - Iowa State 33 vs. Kansas State 20
  • Nov 21, 2020 - Iowa State 45 vs. Kansas State 0
  • Nov 30, 2019 - Kansas State 27 vs. Iowa State 17
  • Nov 24, 2018 - Iowa State 42 vs. Kansas State 38
  • Nov 25, 2017 - Kansas State 20 vs. Iowa State 19
  • Oct 29, 2016 - Kansas State 31 vs. Iowa State 26
  • Nov 21, 2015 - Kansas State 38 vs. Iowa State 35

Injury Report for Kansas State

  • Daniel Green: Out for the Season (Pectoral)
  • Asa Newsom: Out for the Season (Undisclosed)

Injury Report for Iowa State

  • DeShawn Hanika: suspension (Suspension)
  • Hunter Dekkers: doubtful (Not Injury Related)
  • Eli Sanders: out (Undisclosed)
  • Cartevious Norton: out (Undisclosed)