K-State Wildcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs: Big 12 game prediction, odds, TV, time

The Kansas State football team will return to action at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium when the TCU Horned Frogs come to town for a Big 12 game.

For the Wildcats (2-4, 1-2 Big 12), it’s an opportunity to prove that they are better than their record indicates. For the Horned Frogs (4-1, 1-1 Big 12), it’s an opportunity to remain near the top of the conference standings.

Here’s everything you need to know about the game ...

TCU at Kansas State: Game details

Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. on Saturday

Where: Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan

TV/stream: FOX

Radio: KCSP (610 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM and 97.5 FM) in Wichita

The line: TCU by 2.5 with an O/U of 54.5.

TCU at K-State game prediction

Some oddsmakers pegged Kansas State as the early favorite in this game. But things changed when the Wildcats lost starting running back Dylan Edwards and top defensive end Tobi Osunsanmi to injuries. Without them, K-State is now a home underdog for the first time since 2022 against Texas.

Still, the betting line hasn’t shifted all that much. K-State was never favored by more than 1.5 points. As of Friday afternoon, TCU was favored by less than a field goal.

Experts continue to project this as a toss-up game.

Why should fans expect anything else? Kansas State has played in five games that were decided by a single score this season. And both of TCU’s conference games have been volatile affairs. The Horned Frogs led Arizona State 17-0 and lost 27-24. Then they trailed Colorado 14-0 and won 35-21.

This feels like the type of matchup in which any outcome feels possible.

Josh Hoover will provide a difficult test for the K-State secondary. The TCU quarterback has thrown for 1,517 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Those numbers trail only one passer in the Big 12, and he’s the QB that K-State faced last week at Baylor — Sawyer Robertson.

Maybe playing a shootout against Baylor last week will serve as a good warmup for K-State heading into this game.

TCU should not pose as many problems as Baylor. The Horned Frogs have an impressive passing attack, but their offense is one-dimensional. TCU is only averaging 3.9 yards per run this season.

K-State has looked good over the past two weeks. It manhandled UCF 34-20 at home and then went toe-to-toe with Baylor in a 35-34 loss on the road. If the Wildcats can ignore their 2-4 record and keep fighting like this game has conference championship implications then I like their chances at home.

Backup running back Joe Jackson eclipsed 100 yards of offense last week. He is a capable replacement for Edwards.

K-State quarterback Avery Johnson is also coming off of two stellar games in which he both passed and rushed for big yardage.

Hard as it may be to trust the Wildcats in a close game, things could finally bounce their way this week against a volatile opponent.

Score prediction: K-State 34, TCU 28

Last game prediction: Baylor 35, K-State 30✅ (Final score: Baylor 35, K-State 34)

Season prediction record: 4-2

Season prediction record ATS: 5-1

Season record O/U: 3-3.

This story was originally published October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM with the headline "K-State Wildcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs: Big 12 game prediction, odds, TV, time."

Kellis Robinett

The Wichita Eagle

Kellis Robinett covers Kansas State athletics for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star. A winner of more than a dozen national writing awards, he lives in Manhattan with his wife and four children.