In today’s Big 12 college basketball matchup, the Texas Tech Red Raiders will take on the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse. Let’s take a look at the best college basketball betting picks and betting trends, then give our Texas Tech vs Kansas prediction for today’s game.
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Texas Tech vs Kansas Game Information
No. 18 Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) vs. No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks (16-2, 5-1 Big 12)
Date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Hour: 9 p.m. ET
Site: Allen Fieldhouse — Lawrence, Kansas
Coverage: ESPN
Texas Tech vs Kansas College Basketball Betting Picks and Odds
All Texas Tech vs Kansas college basketball betting odds can be found at BetOnline
money line: TTU: (+250) | CU: (-300)
Point difference: TTU: +7 (-110) | CU: -7 (-110)
Total: 138 — More than: (-110) | Low: (-110)
Avance de Texas Tech vs Kansas
This Texas Tech vs Kansas college basketball game will have a massive impact on the Big 12 standings. While Kansas is currently in first place, they only lead Baylor and Texas Tech by a half game. Along the way, Texas Tech are sizable losers.
Texas Tech bounced back nicely from a road loss to Kansas State by getting revenge on #15 Iowa State before beating West Virginia on Saturday. The Red Raiders have beaten Kansas and Baylor before in back-to-back games. This team can beat anyone in the country. Texas Tech thrives behind a staunch defense that only gives up 59 points per game. If they want to jump into the driver’s seat in the Big 12, they’ll need to have another big game on defense.
Kansas is a difficult team to project. While they have only one loss in conference play, three of their last four games have been decided by a single possession. On the road Saturday against Kansas State, the Jayhawks trailed as many as 17 points in the second half before winning on a big late comeback. After such an emotionally and physically draining win, it will be intriguing to see if Kansas comes away tired. While the crowd should help them out with some passion, the question will be how much this team has in the tank.
Texas Tech vs Kansas Betting Trends
- Texas Tech is 6-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in eight of Texas Tech’s last 12 games.
- Texas Tech is 3-17 in its last 20 games against Kansas.
- Kansas is 1-4 against the spread (ATS) in their last 5 games.
- The OVER is 8-3 in Kansas’ last 11 games against Texas Tech.
Prediction Texas Tech vs Kansas | College Basketball Betting Picks
Texas Tech has been lethal most of the year due to its elite defensive game. When needed, the Red Raiders offense has also risen to the challenge this year. While it’s always tough to play on the road, especially at Kansas, defense travels in college basketball. If Texas Tech can slow down Kansas and keep this a low-scoring affair, they have a good chance of getting a rare upset in Lawrence.
While Kansas’ offense has averaged over 80 points per game, they have only scored 80 points per game in two of their last seven matchups. With two recent emotional and grueling wins, it will be interesting to see if their offense takes a hit for that. It certainly contributed to his slow start at Kansas State on Saturday. While his defense is giving up less than 67 points per game, he’s also likely to take a hit due to fatigue. This is a dangerous cheat game at home for Kansas.
Our Texas Tech vs Kansas prediction tonight will be Texas Tech COVERS at bet online.
These two teams have very different styles of play. The last matchup between these two teams saw Texas Tech dictate the pace. If Kansas makes silly mistakes early or doesn’t get their shots to land, they’ll fall into the same trap again.
The Jayhawks are better on paper, but Texas Tech clearly has the recipe to at least slow down their high-octane offense. This should be another nail biter. It’s hard to say who wins, but one thing is for sure: this will be a close game. ESPN’s Matchup Predictor gives Kansas a 75.6% chance of winning.
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