Kansas vs Kansas State Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 7)
Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 AM ET
About this game
This season, Kansas is 1-2 with 89 points for and 68 against; Kansas State is 3-1 with 162 points for and 61 against.
Kansas is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 24.8 scored and 27.4 allowed; most recently losing to Arizona State 17-24 on September 19, 2026. Kansas State is 4-1 in its last 5, averaging 37.2 scored and 15.0 allowed; most recently losing to Cincinnati 26-31 on September 26, 2026.
These teams have met once in our results history, on October 25, 2025: Kansas 17, Kansas State 42.
Injury report: Kansas lists 16 (Cole Ballard, Injured; Jaylen Mason, Injured; Kory Amachree, Injured; more below); Kansas State lists 3 (Blake Barnett, Injured; Will Anciaux, Injured; Ja'Son Prevard, Injured).
Injuries
Kansas
- Cole Ballard: Injured, Shoulder
- Jaylen Mason: Injured, Undisclosed
- Kory Amachree: Injured, Undisclosed
- Justin Thurman: Injured, Undisclosed
- Yasin Willis: Injured, Foot
- Cam Pickett: Injured, Hamstring
- Carson Bruhn: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jailen Butler: Injured, Undisclosed
- Carter Moses: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dakyus Brinkley: Injured, Undisclosed
- David Santiago: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jibreel AlAmin: Injured, Undisclosed
- Bam Crouch: Injured, Hamstring
- Syeed Gibbs: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jahlil Hurley: Injured, Foot
- Brandon Schmelzle: Injured, Undisclosed
Kansas State
- Blake Barnett: Injured, Lower Body
- Will Anciaux: Injured, Undisclosed
- Ja'Son Prevard: Injured, Lower Body
Recent form
Kansas
- September 19, 2026: L 17-24 vs Arizona State
- September 11, 2026: L 21-38 vs Missouri
- September 4, 2026: W 51-6 vs Long Island University
- November 28, 2025: L 21-31 vs Utah
- November 22, 2025: L 14-38 at Iowa State
Kansas State
- September 26, 2026: L 26-31 at Cincinnati
- September 19, 2026: W 31-20 vs Tulane
- September 12, 2026: W 34-7 vs Washington State
- September 5, 2026: W 71-3 vs Nicholls
- November 29, 2025: W 24-14 vs Colorado
Head to head
- October 25, 2025: Kansas 17, Kansas State 42