K-State in bounce-back spot vs. Longhorns

Kansas State had an open date to get healthy and emotionally shake off its only loss of the season at Baylor. Most important, quarterback Collin Klein had more time to recover from a concussion he suffered Nov. 10.

One week after the concussion, Klein wasn't himself in a 23-10 victory at Texas Christian. Then he threw three interceptions and was unproductive running the ball in a blowout loss at Waco, Texas.

But expect Klein to return to form today against a Texas defense that has lost four starters to season-ending injuries. Klein has rushed for 787 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also has 2,306 passing yards and 14 touchdowns compared with six interceptions, three coming in the loss to the Bears.

Wildcats coach Bill Snyder has a team that is unbeaten at home with a 5-1 record against the spread. Kansas State, 8-2-1 ATS for the season, has won each of its six home games by 14 points or more.

The Longhorns looked horrible in a home loss to Texas Christian on Thanksgiving. By going to Case McCoy as the starting quarterback because of an injury to David Ash, Texas is unlikely to score enough to keep pace with Klein.

I'll lay 11 points with Kansas State, which has been dominant on its home field and has handled the Longhorns the past two years.

Two more plays for today (home team in CAPS):

■ BAYLOR (+5) over Oklahoma State - The Bears are playing their best football, covering in four consecutive games and trouncing Kansas State 52-24 two weeks ago. They followed that upset with a 52-45 victory over Texas Tech.

Despite the loss of star quarterback Robert Griffin III, Baylor has the nation's fifth-best offense, scoring 44.4 points per game. Senior Nick Florence is the main reason, with 3,825 yards passing and a 30-to-13 touchdown-to-interception ratio. He also has rushed for 460 yards and eight touchdowns.

Bears coach Art Briles has two explosive running backs in Glasco Martin and Lache Seastrunk, who have combined to produce 1,435 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns.

The Cowboys have struggled on the road with a 1-3 record straight up and ATS. Their win came at Kansas, 20-14.

Oklahoma State is off a gut-wrenching loss in overtime at Oklahoma. Now it must bounce back against a hot team on the road in a game that will kick off before noon. Look for Baylor to win outright.

■ Georgia Tech (+14) over Florida State - The Yellow Jackets go into the Atlantic Coast Conference title game in Charlotte, N.C., having won four of their past six games straight up and ATS. You always like your chances with a double-digit underdog that can score in bunches, and Georgia Tech averages 36.2 points on the strength of the nation's third-best rushing offense (323.3 yards per game).

The Seminoles got exposed as frauds by Florida last week. Truth be told, the only win of any significance for Florida State came against Clemson after it rallied from a double-digit second-half deficit.

Jimbo Fisher's team has been installed as a double-digit favorite 10 times this season and is 3-7 ATS. Georgia Tech should hang around and cover against a team that probably hasn't recovered from the physical pounding it took from the Gators.

Last week: 2-1-1 against the spread

Season: 40-15-1

Brian Edwards of VegasInsider.com and BrianEdwardsSports.com is providing college football analysis for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.