Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Kansas when they take on the Sooners on Saturday in college hoops betting action.

This season, the Sooners are 10-3 overall and 6-4 ATS ATS, while the Jayhawks are 11-3 and 7-6 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Oklahoma boasts a 4-6 on the OU, and Kansas is 4-9.



View Kansas vs Oklahoma Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Oklahoma in this one will find them as 4.5-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 20-rated Kansas taking on the No. 13-rated Sooners in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 85-78 win for the Jayhawks on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oklahoma's No. 65 nationally ranked offense (74.9 points per game) against a Jayhawks defense that sits as the No. 33 at 59.1 PPG. The Sooners have been averaging 44.6% from the field, less than the Jayhawks have managed so far this season (47.9% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Kansas owns the country's No. 50-rated mark, allowing 63.3 points per game on the highway. Oklahoma, on the other hand, rates No. 47 in scoring at home.

Kansas won its last outing, a 67-49 result against Kansas State on January 4. They covered in that game as a 9.5-point favorite. Kansas got 16 points from Travis Releford en route to a 67-49 victory over Kansas State on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

In their last action, Oklahoma was an 87-49 loser on the road against Missouri. They failed to cover the 12.5–point spread as underdogs. Oklahoma was crushed on Tuesday, getting blown out by Missouri and falling by an 87-49 score at Mizzou Arena.


Kansas Jayhawks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
Before playing Texas Tech are 10-0
After playing Kansas State are 10-0
After a win are 7-3

Oklahoma Sooners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Oklahoma State are 5-5
After playing Missouri are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Jayhawks at Sooners trends to consider:
Kansas is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma
Kansas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma's last 6 games when playing Kansas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas
Oklahoma is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games


Next up:
Kansas at Texas Tech, Wednesday, January 11
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, Monday, January 9