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The Kansas State Wildcats and the Texas Longhorns are set to square off in a Big 12 matchup at noon ET on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats are 4-5 overall and 2-2 at home, while Texas is 5-3 overall and 2-0 on the road. The two Big 12 rivals have met 20 times before and they've split those first 20 meetings down the middle 10-10.

Texas has won the last three games in a row, but Kansas State did manage to cover the spread in two of those three games. This time around, the Longhorns are favored by seven-points in the latest Texas vs. Kansas State odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 51. Before entering any Kansas State vs. Texas picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also a sizzling 49-25 on all top-rated picks through 13 weeks of the 2020 college football season, returning almost $1,300 in profit already. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Texas vs. Kansas State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Texas vs. Kansas State:

  • Texas vs. Kansas State spread: Texas -7
  • Texas vs. Kansas State over-under: 51 points
  • Texas vs. Kansas State money line: Kansas State +230, Texas -280

What you need to know about Kansas State

It's always hard to lose, and it's even harder to lose by a single point. Just ask Kansas State, the unfortunate recipient of a 32-31 defeat at the hands of the Baylor Bears last Saturday. A silver lining for Kansas State was the play of RB Deuce Vaughn, who rushed for one TD and 102 yards on 19 carries in addition to snatching one receiving TD.

Vaughn has been an extraordinary playmaker as both a runner and a receiver in 2020. He's rushed for 527 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 21 passes for 389 yards and two scores. He's a threat every time he touches the ball and the Kansas State special teams are also capable of generating big plays with Phillip Brooks already returning two punts for scores.

What you need to know about Texas

Texas lost a heartbreaker to the Iowa State Cyclones when the two teams met last November, and the Longhorns left with a heavy heart again last Friday. It was a hard-fought game, but Texas had to settle for a 23-20 loss against Iowa State. The losing side was boosted by QB Sam Ehlinger, who passed for one TD and 298 yards on 29 attempts in addition to rushing for one TD and 65 yards. Ehlinger has accounted for 31 total touchdowns this season and has 124 now for his career, but his yards per carry, yards per pass attempt and completion percentage are all down from last year.

Having both suffered close losses, these teams will no doubt be fighting for every inch to win this one. The Longhorns have been dynamite on the offensive side of the ball, averaging 37.88 points per game. We'll see if the Wildcats can find some way to disarm Texas after giving up 477 yards of total offense to the Longhorns last season.

How to make Texas vs. Kansas State picks

The model has simulated Texas vs. Kansas State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Texas vs. Kansas State? And which side of the spread is has all the value? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college football picks.