The Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-5 overall, 5-5 Big 12) travel to Lawrence, Ks., to meet the Kansas Jayhawks (12-7, 6-5) in a Monday night tussle at Allen Fieldhouse. Tip-off will be at 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Oklahoma State-Kansas college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Kansas was No. 22 in last week’s Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports; Oklahoma State was 24th. The new poll will be released Monday.
Oklahoma State at Kansas: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Oklahoma State +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Kansas -240 (bet $240 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oklahoma State +5.5 (-110) | Kansas -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oklahoma State at Kansas: Three things to know
- Monday’s tilt marks game No. 2 this season for the Cowboys and Jayhawks. OSU defeated Kanas, 75-70, in Stillwater, Okla., Jan. 12. That result continued a trend in this series with the home team going 6-1 against the spread in the last seven meetings.
- Kansas lost 91-79 to West Virginia Saturday and has dropped five of its last seven games. Perimeter defense was an issue against the Mountaineers, who drained 11 triples, and that’s part of a larger trend. Over the last 10 games dating back to Jan. 2, Jayhawks foes have culled together a strong 41.5% rate on 3-pointers.
- OSU G Cade Cunningham logged 18 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists in the Jan. 12 game against Kansas. The likely one-and-done NBA prospect scored 10 points over the final 13 minutes of a Cowboys double-overtime win over Texas Saturday. Cunningham is averaging 18.3 points per game and is a 41.3% shooter from beyond the arc.
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Oklahoma State at Kansas: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Kansas 72, Oklahoma State 69
Money line (ML)
PASS: There is a solid lean on Oklahoma State to keep this game in one-possession territory. Cowboys +195 is a decent play but OSU plus the points is a better value.
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Against the spread (ATS)
OSU is 5-1-1 ATS over its last seven road games. Kansas is 0-4 ATS in its last four home games against winning teams.
Oklahoma State will be tested at Allen Fieldhouse and especially so coming off an emotional extra-sessions victory over Texas. The Cowboys are still a likeable play here, as they have very real advantages in key areas of defense, transition and second-chance scoring, consistency and free-throw frequency.
BACK THE COWBOYS +5.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
LAY OFF the total. Strengths at both ends of the floor — and how OSU effectively leverages those advantages — make the game flow a cloudy picture.
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