The No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks (27-6, 14-4 Big 12) are favored by 1.5 points in the Big 12 Tournament when they play the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-8, 12-6 Big 12) Saturday at T-Mobile Center, starting at 6:00 PM. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Kansas is 16-17-0 against the spread this season compared to Texas Tech’s 22-12-0 ATS record. The Jayhawks have gone over the point total in 17 games, while Red Raiders games have gone over 15 times. The teams combine to score 150.6 points per game, 16.1 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, Kansas is 7-3-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall while Texas Tech has gone 6-4-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
Before this showdown in Big 12 play, here is what you need to get ready for Saturday’s college basketball action.
Texas Tech at Kansas odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Kansas -1.5
- Total: 134.5
- Moneyline: Kansas -125, Texas Tech +103
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Texas Tech at Kansas odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Kansas 74, Texas Tech 66
Moneyline
- The Jayhawks have gone 27-5 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 84.4% of those games).
- Kansas is 26-5 (winning 83.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -125 or shorter.
- The Jayhawks have a 55.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- This season, the Red Raiders have been the underdog eight times and won five of those games.
- Texas Tech has a record of 4-3 when set as an underdog of +103 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.3% chance of a victory for the Red Raiders.
Against the spread
- The Jayhawks average 18.8 more points per game (78.7) than the Red Raiders give up (59.9).
- Kansas is 13-17 against the spread and 25-6 overall when scoring more than 59.9 points.
- Texas Tech has a 19-11 record against the spread and a 23-7 record overall when allowing fewer than 78.7 points.
- The Red Raiders score an average of 71.9 points per game, only 3.7 more points than the 68.2 the Jayhawks allow.
- When it scores more than 68.2 points, Texas Tech is 14-5 against the spread and 18-1 overall.
- Kansas is 11-7 against the spread and 18-0 overall when it gives up fewer than 71.9 points.
- The Jayhawks have totaled 346 more points than their opponents this season (10.5 per game on average), and the Red Raiders have scored 396 more points than their opponents (12.0 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Jayhawks have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Saturday’s game (68).
- So far this season, Kansas has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (68) 28 times.
- The Red Raiders’ average implied point total on the season (73.1 points) is 6.1 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (67 points).
- This year, Texas Tech has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (67) 21 times.
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