It has been a wild year for college basketball but maybe no team has suffered more of a questionable start than Kansas. The Jayhawks have a startling lack of depth on their team and have already lost two games at Allen Fieldhouse through the first couple of months of the campaign. The Jayhawks will look to prove you can’t just walk into their house and steal a win when they host the No. 18-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders on Tuesday.
- Texas Tech is 0-16 SU in its last 16 games against Kansas.
- Kansas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games as home favorite.
- Texas Tech is 0-9 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
Since losing back-to-back games to Washington and Arizona State, Kansas is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS but has still shown inconsistencies. The offense has bounced between explosive and stagnant in that span with the Jayhawks failing to top 75 points twice but eclipsing 90 in the other two outings. The issue is simply the lack of bench scorers, as their five starters have accounted for nearly 90 percent of the offense.
Texas Tech looks like a legit contender in the Big 12 thanks to its defense, which is holding opponents to just 58.2 points per game and 36 percent shooting. The schedule has not been a cakewalk for Texas Tech either with the team holding its three ranked opponents to under 60 points per game. Offensively, the team centers around senior guard Keenan Evans but 10 players are averaging at least 13 minutes and 4.2 points per game.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
College basketball betting oddsmakers at Sportsbook opened the Kansas Jayhawks as 8.5-point favorites in this matchup. Check for the latest spread and OVER/UNDER total line at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook.
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Kansas Jayhawks Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Kansas Jayhawks currently sport an 11-2 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 8-4 ATS. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are 12-1 and 7-4 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Jayhawks produce a 5-7 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Red Raiders have gone 3-8 against the totals betting line.
This game puts the Jayhawks, most recently No. 3 in the OddsShark power rankings, up against the Red Raiders, who rate No. 11 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Kansas's No. 12-ranked offense, averaging 87.85 PPG, against a Red Raiders defense that ranks No. 2 at 58.23 PPG. The Jayhawks field goal percentage has averaged 51.7% so far, more than the Red Raiders marksmen have achieved on the year, 49.48% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Texas Tech cruised to victory on Friday, running Baylor out of the gym and running up a 77-53 score at United Supermarkets Arena.
Kansas earned a 92-86 victory over Texas on Friday, getting 23 points from Devonte' Graham at Frank Erwin Center.
- Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- Texas Tech is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas Tech's last 5 games on the road
- Texas Tech is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas
- Kansas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
- Kansas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas's last 9 games
- Kansas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Texas Tech home to Kansas State, Saturday, January 6
Kansas at TCU, Saturday, January 6
