The Texas Longhorns will play the Kansas Jayhawks in a Big 12 game on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Texas has alternated wins and losses over their last six games, while Kansas has alternated in their last five. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Texas vs Kansas prediction.
Texas Preview
The Texas Longhorns are 17-9 (6-7) this season after they defeated Kansas State by a score of 62-56 in their last game. Texas led 27-22 at halftime and they were able to score 35 points in the second half to hang on for the win. The Longhorns shot 36.2% from the field and were +3 in rebounding margin in the game. Texas lost to Houston by a score of 82-61 in the game prior to Kansas State, but did beat West Virginia before that. The Longhorns are scoring 75.7 points per game with 35.4 rebounds per game and 15.8 assists per game, while allowing 67.9 points against per game this year. Dylan Disu is averaging 17.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, and 1.4 assists per game. Texas is shooting 47.2% from the field, 74.4% on free throws, and 36.9% on three pointers this season.
Kansas Preview
The Kansas Jayhawks are 20-6 (8-5) this year after they defeated Oklahoma by a score of 67-57 in their last game. Kansas trailed 34-29 at the half, but they out scored Oklahoma 38-23 in the second half for the win. The Jayhawks shot 44.1% from the field and were +11 in rebounding margin in the game. Kansas lost to Texas Tech by a score of 79-50 in the game prior to Oklahoma, but did beat Baylor before that. The Jayhawks are scoring 76.6 points per game with 36.2 rebounds per game and 19.8 assists per game, while giving up 67.6 points against per game this season. Kevin McCullar Jr is averaging 19 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, and 4.4 assists per game. Kansas is shooting 49.8% from the field, 72.8% on free throws, and 34.6% on three pointers this year.
Texas vs Kansas Betting Prediction
Both of these teams have played pretty inconsistently over the past few weeks, but Kansas has been very good at home this season. The Jayhawks are 6-0 at home in conference play, while Texas is 3-3 on the road. These two teams are very similar when looking at the season metrics, but Kansas has a big advantage in shooting percentage. I will take the Jayhawks at home in just about every situation, so give me Kansas here.