The Kansas Jayhawks (17-7 overall, 11-5 Big 12) visit the Texas Longhorns (13-6, 7-5) in a Tuesday night (9 p.m. ET) ranked-ranked battle at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Below, we analyze the Kansas-Texas college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Texas is No. 16 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. Kansas is ranked 19th.
Kansas at Texas: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:56 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Kansas +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Texas -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Kansas +3.5 (-115) | Texas -3.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 139.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Kansas at Texas: Three things to know
- The Longhorns are coming off an 84-82 home loss to West Virginia (Saturday) and have lost four of their last six games. Texas shot 54.2% from the field against WVU; UT has shot over 54% in two of those recent four setbacks.
- Texas defeated Kansas, 84-59, on Jan. 2. For the Jayhawks, the loss was the start of a slide that saw Kansas lose six of 10 from Jan. 2-Feb. 6. The Jayhawks have since rallied to win five consecutive games. Over those five, Kansas has held foes to just 56.4 points per game on a 36.3% shooting mark from the field.
- Looking a possession analytics, Kansas ranks second in the Big 12 in preventing free throws. Texas ranks last in the circuit in that same measure. In three of the Longhorns last four losses, their opponent has gotten to the charity stripe 30-plus times.
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Kansas at Texas: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Texas 73, Kansas 69
Money line (ML)
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Against the spread (ATS)
Against the number, Kansas has come up short in its road games against top teams (losses to West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma in the last month). And in this one, the Jayhawks are away from home for the third time in a four-game stretch.
Look for a rebound from the Longhorns and for Texas to have the better inside looks in this contest. BACK THE LONGHORNS -3.5 (-105).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is: 4-1 in Kansas’ last five games … 6-0 in the Jayhawks’ last six road games against teams with a winning home record … 7-1 in the Longhorns’ last eight home games.
Figure on a better Kansas effort in this second meeting and on the Jayhawks getting a chunk of untimed points at the foul line.
TAG THE OVER 139.5 (-110) WITH A LEAN.
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