The UTSA Roadrunners and Kansas State Wildcats are ready to go at it on the turf at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. FSN will televise the action and kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET.
UTSA Roadrunners vs. Kansas State Wildcats Betting Preview
Kansas State has been tabbed as heavily favored in this matchup and is currently giving up 22 points to UTSA. This game is a toss-up, and bookmakers have yet to specify what the game’s over/under (O/U) will be.
The Roadrunners are 0-2 against the spread (ATS) and have lost 2.0 units this season. The team has posted an O/U record of 2-0. The Wildcats are down 1.0 unit this year. The team is 0-2 ATS and has an O/U record of 0-1.
The Roadrunners have gone 0-2 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Wildcats are 1-1 SU.
The Roadrunners are most-recently on the rebound after a 37-20 defeat to Baylor last week. Cordale Grundy completed only 18 passes on 33 attempts for 157 yards, along with one score and a pick. B.J. Daniels (90 rushing yards on 16 attempts, one TD) led the ground attack in the loss. Greg Campbell Jr. (four receptions, 62 yards) and Blaze Moorhead (four catches, 35 yards, one TD) handled the receiving duties.
A week ago, Mississippi State got the victory against this Kansas State team by a score of 31-10. The Wildcats defense allowed the Bulldogs to rush for 384 yards on 39 attempts, including two rush TDs. Kylin Hill torched the defense, putting up 211 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 17 attempts for Mississippi State. For Kansas State, Skylar Thompson completed seven-of-17 passes for 86 yards and one touchdown. Alex Barnes (75 yards on 17 rush attempts) and the signal-caller Thompson (34 yards on 12 carries) mounted the ground attack in the defeat as Dalton Schoen (two receptions, 34 yards, one TD) and Dalvin Warmack (two catches, 21 yards) led the pass-catching attack.
UTSA has run the ball on 44.1 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Kansas State has an overall rush percentage of 62.6 percent. The Roadrunners have run for 50 yards/game and have two touchdowns via handoffs this year. The Wildcats are logging 185 rush yards per game and have yet to record a rushing TD.
The Roadrunners offense has logged 188 yards/game in the air overall and has only one passing TDs so far. The Wildcats have produced 126 pass yards per outing and have two total pass score.
UTSA has allowed opponents to rush for an average of 179 yards and throw for 320 yards per game. The Kansas State defense has allowed 205.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 230.5 yards per game on the ground. The Wildcats are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 4.95 to opponents, while the Roadrunners have given up an ugly 11.29 ANY/A.
Offensively, Grundy is up to 157 passing yards on the year, and has completed 18-of-33 attempts with one passing scores and one interception. He has a 2.68 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 2.72 over the last two games.
B.J. Daniels, Greg Campbell Jr. and Kirk Johnson Jr. have collectively accounted for 294 total yards and two touchdowns over the last two outings.
For the home team, Skylar Thompson has completed 7-of-17 passes for 86 yards, one TD and zero INTs. Thompson’s ANY/A stands at 5.44 for the year and 3.71 over his past two games.
We also expect the Kansas State offense to mix things up this Saturday. Alex Barnes, Skylar Thompson and Dalton Schoen have combined to account for 386 total yards over the last two games.
Betting Prediction: UTSA Roadrunners vs. Kansas State Wildcats
SU Winner – Kansas State, ATS Winner – UTSA
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
Both teams have lost two fumbles this year
The UTSA defense has sacked opposing QBs three times this season. Kansas State has recorded one sacks.
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