Texas Southern at Kansas odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Texas Southern at Kansas odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Texas Southern Tigers (1-6) visit the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (6-1) for a Monday non-conference affair in Lawrence. The opening tip at Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. ET (Big 12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Texas Southern vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Texas Southern has thus far logged a 1-point win in overtime (Nov. 13 vs. Arizona State) and a half-dozen losses by 13 points or more. The Tigers’ last loss was Nov. 20 to favored (-9.5) Samford 78-63. In that game, TSU shot over 40% (43.4%) for the 1st time this season.

The Jayhawks are coming off their 1st setback of the season, losing to Tennessee 64-50 on Friday as a 2.5-point underdog. KU shot 32.1% from the floor in that loss, marking its lowest percentage in 16 games (since March 5).

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Texas Southern at Kansas odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 12:02 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: Off the board
  • Against the spread (ATS): Texas Southern +22.5 (-105) | Kansas -22.5 (-115)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Texas Southern at Kansas picks and predictions

Prediction

Kansas 82, Texas Southern 61

Moneyline

Not available, and you probably wouldn’t want to bet it anyway.

Against the spread

A Jayhawks win by a margin of 20-25 points looks like a narrative that easily tumbles into place in most iterations of this contest. A couple comps match up with that assessment, and a PASS is the recommendation.

Over/Under

Both teams play an up-tempo style of basketball. Kansas will likely want to get back to its fast pace after slow back-to-back games against Wisconsin and Tennessee.

Look for a lot of 2-point attempts, a decent number of rebound-put-backs, and some bounce — relative to the competition — in TSU’s shooting numbers.

BACK THE OVER 138.5 (-110). 

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March Madness: Texas Southern vs. Kansas odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Thursday’s Texas Southern vs. Kansas odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The No. 16 Texas Southern Tigers (19-12) will meet the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (28-6) Thursday in the first round of the Midwest Region. Tip from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth is scheduled for 9:57 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Texas Southern vs. Kansas odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Kansas is coming off a 74-65 win over Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament championship, covering as 2.5-point favorites. The Jayhawks have covered 4 straight games, including all 3 Big 12 tournament games.

Kansas is 17-16-1 against the spread (ATS) this season. It is led by G Ochai Agbaji, who averaged 19.7 points per game.

As for Texas Southern, it is already 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament, beating 16-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by 9 in a First Four game.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference champions are 17-13-1 ATS on the season. Texas Southern is led in scoring by 6-foot-9 F John Walker III, who averages 10.1 points per game.

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Texas Southern vs. Kansas odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:23 p.m. ET.

  • Money line: Texas Southern +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300) | Kansas -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Texas Southern +22.5 (-115) | Kansas -22.5 (-107)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

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Texas Southern vs. Kansas odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Kansas 86, Texas Southern 61.

Money line

PASS.

A -5000 money line in March isn’t a smart play, yet at the same time, Texas Southern has little chance to pull off the upset against an extremely talented Kansas side.

Against the spread

LEAN to KANSAS -22.5 (-107).

With former Arizona State G Remy Martin playing for Kansas, its offensive prowess should get a boost, not like it needed one though. Kansas has the sixth-ranked adjusted offensive efficiency.

Considering Texas Southern’s weakness is offense and its strength is defense, it could be tough for the Tigers to keep pace. It has yet to play an offense as effective as Kansas.

The Jayhawks are 2-1-1 ATS when given at least a 20-point spread. They should be able to overpower the Tigers, but given the size of the spread, it’s certainly just a lean.

Over/Under

LEAN to the OVER 145.5 (-112).

Every time the Jayhawks have been spotted a spread of more than 20, they have covered the Over, scoring 80 or more points in each of those games. It is 19-15 O/U on the season.

Kansas is a conference-best 8-3-2 O/U in non-conference games. While the Tigers are just 14-17 O/U, they will have to keep pace with the Jayhawks to have any chance in this battle.

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