The Texas Longhorns (14-7) pay a visit to Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., to tangle with the Kansas Jayhawks (18-3) in Monday night (9 p.m. ET) Big 12 action.
We analyze the Texas-Kansas odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.
Texas at Kansas: Three things you need to know
- Both teams are coming off close-margin victories Saturday. Texas defeated Iowa State, 72-68, while third-ranked (USA Today Sports Coaches Poll) Kansas edged Texas Tech, 78-75. Both teams were at home.
- Kansas defeated Texas, 66-57, in Austin Jan. 18. In that contest, the Jayhawks covered a 7.5-point spread despite going just 2-for-10 (20 percent) from three-point range and 14-for-21 (67 percent) from the free-throw line. Kansas out-rebounded the Longhorns, 40-28.
- The Jayhawks have done well to bounce back after single-score games to win the next time out by double digits. The last 10 times Kansas has either lost or won a game by two scores or less, they have won the following game by 10 or more eight times. The average margin of victory in those games has been 15.7 points.
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Texas at Kansas: Odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Kansas 72, Texas 56
Moneyline (ML)
Kansas (-1429) is a resounding favorite to beat Texas (+800), and with KU’s odds, stay far away from that moneyline. If Texas were able to pull off the upset, a $100 bet would net you $800. However, there isn’t a lot of weight pulling in that direction.
Against the Spread (ATS)
In its last game Texas trailed Iowa State for 26 minutes but still managed a final winning margin of four (an ATS cover by one point). The game flow in the Jayhawks’ last game swings the other way: Kansas led that contest against Texas Tech by eight points or more for huge swaths of game action only to post a final margin of three.
KANSAS -15 (100) is a lean. If you choose to make a play on the Jayhawks, this line may be headed downward, so exercise patience.
Over/Under (O/U)
The under is 6-0 in Kansas’ last six games following an ATS loss, and Texas has scored 65 points or less in six of its last nine games.
Both sides play at a relatively slow pace, hence the low total here. But the UNDER 130.5 is still a lean.
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