4:05 pm
January 22

#7 Kansas @ Kansas State

Who will WIN this matchup?

#7 Kansas Jayhawks (15-2)

@ Kansas State Wildcats (10-7)

 

Current odds:

Kansas Jayhawks: (-270)

Kansas State Wildcats: (+220)

 

• The spread for the game is Kansas by 6 points.

• Kansas State (10-7, 2-4 Big 12) went into action a week ago riding a four-game losing streak. The Wildcats subsequently defeated then-No. 19 Texas Tech, which had knocked off top-10 opponents Kansas and Baylor in back-to-back games, then went on the road and stopped No. 23 Texas 66-65 on Tuesday.

• Kansas State has been guard-centric this season. Pack leads the Wildcats with 15.5 points per game. Fellow point guard Markquis Nowell is second at 12 ppg, followed by Smith at 11.3. Smith, a wing player, leads the Wildcats and the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game. They all will need to step up against the Jayhawks.

• Kansas (15-2, 4-1) went to Norman, Okla., on Tuesday and recorded a 67-64, come-from-behind win over Oklahoma. With possession and the game tied, Christian Braun received a pass from Ochai Agbaji, and he connected on a contested 3-pointer to give the Jayhawks a 65-62 lead with 10.9 seconds remaining.

• Agbaji leads the Jayhawks with an average of 19.9 points per game, the best mark in the Big 12. Braun is second on the team and fifth in the league at 15.6 ppg. The rivalry has been pretty one-sided for quite a while. Kansas has won five straight dating back to Kansas State’s 74-67 win in Manhattan in February 2019. The Jayhawks have won 13 of the past 14 games between the teams.

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#7 Kansas Jayhawks
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