Baylor Bears vs Kansas State Wildcats Odds

With the toughest part of the schedule coming up – Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU in a row – the Bears went on the road with their true freshman quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, making his first career start replacing the injured Seth Russell.

Baylor, ranked sixth in the country, winners of all eight games this season and 34 of their last 38, wins 31-24 at Kansas State and we’re left picking nits.

Charles Jones carried the ball 16 times for 76 yards, while Deante Burton caught a pass for a touchdown for the Wildcats, who were suffering their fifth successive defeat.

Backpedaling after back-to-back Kansas State touchdowns, Baylor needed a big play to finally put Bill Snyder’s plucky Wildcats away. Why does the team that looks like arguably the most dominant in all of college football through the first half of the season get dropped out of the top 4 come time for the committee to decide on the four playoff teams? Baylor won seven consecutive games with an FBS margin of victory of 36 points. Baylor isn’t known as a stellar running team-it loves to air it out-but K-State’s front line still required that a freshman signal-caller rise to the occasion.

The Wildcats (3-5, 0-5 Big 12) answered with a touchdown on the next drive as Hubener scored from a yard out to tie the game at 7-7. Coleman could be in that same position, especially if he continues to have his most productive games in important spots for Baylor’s team success. Temperatures will be in the mid 50’s to go along with a 10 mile per hour wind blowing across the field from west to east. CHEERLEADER WAR: ABOUT BAYLOR (7-0, 4-2 ATS, 5-2 O/U): Stidham has been strong in limited duty, completing 24-of-28 passes for 331 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions.

K-State, and the college football world, found that out Thursday. Quarterback Joe Hubener was just 12 of 21 for 151 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while Cook was 1-for-2 for 21 yards.

We all know the love affair with Baylor by the college football world; they score a lot of points and give up a lot of points against inferior competition. Lynch really burst onto the scene by throwing for 384 yards and three touchdowns against Ole Miss. In their last trip to the Little Apple, the Bears beat Kansas State (3-4, 0-4) in Manhattan for the first time.

WACO, TX – SEPTEMBER 06: Seth Russell #17 of the Baylor Bears throws against the Northwestern State Demons at McLane Stadium on September 6, 2014 in Waco, Texas. He was 27-for-40 for 303 yards and led the Bulldogs in rushing with 47 yards on 14 carries. The defense struggled to get off the field all night long and surrendered 258 yards rushing to Kansas State. He was good in coverage, although he wasn’t assigned to Baylor’s main weapons; more importantly, though, he batted down a pass in a key situation and recorded a sack on Jarrett Stidham which forced a change of possession.