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| Kansas Jayhawks | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 14-4 | January 25, 2014, 09:00 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum | 9-9 |
The TCU Horned Frogs will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Kansas Jayhawks at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Saturday in NCAA hoops play.
The Jayhawks will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 9-9 ATS against the number this season, while the Horned Frogs are 6-7 ATS. Kansas is 10-7-1 on the totals; TCU is 4-8.
View Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Odds and Stats.
The Horned Frogs were listed as 15-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the total was expected shortly.
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Horned Frogs at No. 307 and the Jayhawks at No. 28 heading into this contest.
Kansas was a 78-68 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Baylor. They covered the 9.5-point spread as favorites. The Jayhawks got 18 points from Perry Ellis as Kansas ran past Baylor 78-68 on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.
TCU was a 77-69 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Oklahoma. They covered the 14-point spread as underdogs. Kyan Anderson scored 23 points in a futile effort to lead the Horned Frogs to a win (they lost 77-69 to Oklahoma at Lloyd Noble Center on Wednesday).
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up TCU's No. 229 nationally ranked offense (66.06 points per game) against a Jayhawks defense that sits as the No. 127 at 69.22 PPG. The Horned Frogs have been averaging 41.33% from the field, less than the Jayhawks have managed so far this season (50.62% on average).
A few Jayhawks at Horned Frogs trends to consider:
Kansas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas's last 5 games
Kansas is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
TCU is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
TCU is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of TCU's last 5 games
TCU is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas
Next up:
Kansas home to Iowa State, Wednesday, January 29th
TCU at Texas Tech, Saturday, February 1st
