After dropping the first matchup in Stillwater, the No. 23 Kansas Jayhawks (12-7 SU, 7-11 ATS) look to avoid the season sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-5 SU, 9-7-1 ATS) at home Monday night. Kansas has dominated this matchup the past decade, winning 16 of the last 18 meetings at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Date/Time: February 8, 9 p.m. ET
- Arena: Allen Fieldhouse
- TV Coverage: ESPN
- Sportsbook Odds: Kansas -4.5 | O/U 140 (Line History)
- Oklahoma State vs Kansas Matchup Report
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
The Jayhawks, who have covered the spread just once in their last five games, opened as 4.5-point favorites. The total for this contest was set at 140 although the two teams combine to average over 150 points per game.
Oklahoma State News & Notes
The Cowboys are in the midst of a very impressive season. Head coach Mike Boynton has really turned this program around and Oklahoma State comes into this matchup with a .706 winning percentage, which would be its best mark since the 2012 season.
A major reason for the success is six-foot-eight freshman guard Cade Cunningham, the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Cunningham has measured up to all expectations and averages a team-high 18.3 points per game, which accounts for almost 22 percent of the Oklahoma State offense.
The Cowboys have scored 75 or more points in their last four games, most recently in a 75-67 victory over Texas, one of the best defensive teams in the country. Oklahoma State averages 76.8 points per game, good for 68th in the country, and ranks 28th in offensive rebounding.
Kansas News & Notes
Kansas enters this game in an extremely fragile state. In what has already been a rocky season by Bill Self’s standards, Kansas is 4-6 SU since the new year and is coming off a disappointing double-digit loss at West Virginia.
However, the Jayhawks are still nationally ranked and have some unbelievable talent on the roster. The team is well balanced offensively but leans heavily on its starting five. In the 91-79 setback to West Virginia, no player outside the starters logged double-digit minutes.
Junior guard Ochai Agbaji leads the way for Kansas, averaging 14.1 points per game.
Betting Pick: OVER 140 points
Oklahoma State has been on an offensive tear recently and has pushed the tempo to a new level this year behind Cade Cunningham’s abilities. There’s simply too much offensive talent in this game for a relatively low total of 140. Both teams will shoot plenty of threes and push the pace, and both should hit the 70 mark Monday night.
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Buy Sports Picks Now- Kansas is 1-4 ATS in its past 5 games.
- Oklahoma State is 2-16 SU in its last 18 at Kansas.
- Kansas is 16-1 SU in its last 17 home games.
