The Sooners hope to be lousy hosts on Saturday as the Kansas Jayhawks pay a visit to Lloyd Noble Center on the college basketball betting menu.

The Sooners are 12-15 so far on the season, and 8-12 ATS vs. the number. The Jayhawks, meanwhile, are 26-2 and 14-11 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Oklahoma go 7-13 and the Jayhawks go 16-8 on the totals.



View Kansas vs Oklahoma Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Jayhawks are listed as 14.5-point favorites at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Sooners sit at No. 277 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Jayhawks sit at No. 2 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Jayhawks will win this game 90-69.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Jayhawks is ranked No. 28 in NCAA hoops at 38.5 per game. Contrast that with Oklahoma’s No. 319 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Oklahoma is the No. 143-ranked team in the country at 6.3 per game, while Kansas rates No. 61 at 7.6 per game.

Defensively, Kansas features the nation's No. 181-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.1 points per game. Oklahoma, meanwhile, comes in at No. 250 nationally in scoring at home.

Kansas won its last outing, a 92-65 result against Oklahoma State on February 21. They covered in that game as a 17-point favorite. The battle between the Jayhawks and Cowboys didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Oklahoma State was handed a 92-65 defeat on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Last time out for Oklahoma, they were a 61-47 loser as they battled Texas A&M on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 12.5-point underdog. Oklahoma got 21 points from Cade Davis but lost anyway, 61-47, to Texas A&M on Wednesday at Reed Arena.


Kansas Jayhawks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
Before playing Texas A&M are 9-1
After playing Oklahoma State are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

Oklahoma Sooners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Texas Tech are 5-5
After playing Texas A&M are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few Jayhawks at Sooners trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas's last 5 games on the road
Kansas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Kansas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 5 games when playing Kansas
Oklahoma is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Kansas home to Texas A&M, Wednesday, March 2
Oklahoma at Texas Tech, Wednesday, March 2