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.
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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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