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KUKansas2-3 · 2026KSUKansas State3-2 · 2026Kansas at Kansas State preview
Market win prob.KSU 61%
Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1KSU has won 5 of the last 5 meetings (since 2016).
- 2KU has outscored opponents by 11.8 points per game over its last 5 (33.6–21.8).
- 3KSU has outscored opponents by 16.4 points per game over its last 5 (35.6–19.2).
KU recent form
Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)
- L10/11@
Utah24–41
- W10/3vs
Middle Tennessee55–0
- L9/19vs
Arizona State17–24
- L9/12vs
Missouri21–38
- W9/5vs
Long Island University51–6
KSU recent form
Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)
- L10/10vs
Houston16–35
- L9/26@
Cincinnati26–31
- W9/19vs
Tulane31–20
- W9/12vs
Washington State34–7
- W9/5vs
Nicholls71–3
Key players
College football: we hold no player game logs, so there is no key-player pick.
Head to head
KU 0 – 5 KSU · last 5Meetings since 2016.
- 2025KSU 42 @ KU 17
- 2024KU 27 @ KSU 29
- 2023KSU 31 @ KU 27
- 2022KU 27 @ KSU 47
- 2021KSU 35 @ KU 10
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.