The Kansas State Wildcats will host rivals Kansas on Monday, and the home team is a significant dog in this spot. The Wildcats have lost seven of their last eight overall, but the one victory came at home against Oklahoma. Home losses to Texas and West Virginia both came by six point or less, and I think we can expect a competitive game between these BIG-12 rivals tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Home Cookin' - K-State defeated Kansas at home last year by a score of 85-82 in overtime, and the home team has covered at a rated of 13-3-1 in the last 17 meetings in this series.

2. Marcus Foster - The Wildcats leading scorer tallied 19 points on 7-of-18 shooting in the loss to Kansas earlier this season, and he led all scorers with 14 points in the win over Oklahoma two weeks ago.

3. X-Factor - The Wildcats have faced ranked opponents at home four times so far this season, winning two of those games outright. The other two were close games decided by a combined 10 points.

Selection: This is a play on the Kansas State Wildcats (8*)