Place Your Bets: Kansas State at Missouri (Feb. 25)

Kansas State (19-8, 7-5) at No. 11 Missouri (23-4, 10-2)

Wed. Feb. 25 at 9:00 p.m. EST

Spread: Missouri -9.5

Backcourt Advantage: Kansas State

Denis Clemente (14.6 PPG) and Jacob Pullen (13.6 PPG) are looking to get their offense back on track after scoring only 17 points combined in a 50-46 win over Iowa State on Saturday. This will be a great opportunity to achieve just that against a high-scoring Missouri team.

Pullen led the Wildcats with 23 points on 9-for-16 shooting, including 5-for-8 from three-point range, in Kansas State's 88-72 win over Missouri on Jan. 28.

Frontcourt Advantage: Missouri

Senior forwards DeMarre Carroll (17.0 PPG) and Leo Lyons (14.3 PPG) lead the Tigers in scoring. Missouri is averaging 82.2 points per game on the season, good for seventh-best in the nation.

They will look to keep things rolling at home where they are 16-0 this season and have a 17-game winning streak overall.

Momentum: Even

Although Kansas State has won eight of their last nine games, Missouri has won 10 of its last 11. Missouri's only loss during this stretch was at Kansas State last month.

This will be a matchup between two of the hottest teams in the country and while Missouri has been dominant at home, the Wildcats have won seven of their last nine meetings overall.

Furthermore, Missouri faces Kansas in Lawrence this weekend, so Mike Anderson needs to make sure his team doesn't overlook a dangerous Kansas State team.

Missouri should be able to get the win, but it won't come easy. Look for the Wildcats to make them earn this one.

Shaun's Pick: Kansas State +9.5