Kansas at Oklahoma odds, picks and predictions
The Kansas Jayhawks (19-6, 7-5 Big 12) and Oklahoma Sooners (18-7, 6-6) meet Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Kansas vs. Oklahoma odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Kansas heads to Norman with some issues lately. The Jayhawks have dropped 2 of the past 3 games, including a 79-50 loss at Texas Tech last time out. The Jayhawks have managed a mediocre 6-5 straight up (SU) record while going 6-11 against the spread (ATS) across the previous 17 contests.
Oklahoma is looking to avenge a 78-66 loss in Lawrence Jan. 13; Kansas covered as a 6.5-point favorite with the Over (142) connecting. The Sooners have managed just 5 wins in the past 11 outings while going a dismal 5-10 ATS in the past 15.
KU has won 6 in a row in this series and 9 of the previous 10 meetings, while OU has a slight 3-2 ATS edge in the past 5 encounters and is 5-3 ATS across the previous 8 affairs. The Over is 3-1 in the past 4 meetings.
Kansas is No. 7 and Oklahoma is No. 21 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll.
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Kansas at Oklahoma odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kansas -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Oklahoma +116 (bet $100 to win $116)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas -2.5 (-110) | Oklahoma +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -106 | U: -114)
Kansas at Oklahoma picks and predictions
Prediction
Oklahoma 69, Kansas 66
Moneyline
OKLAHOMA (+116) is worth a look as a short 'dog at home. Neither of these teams has been playing particularly well lately, but that's life in the rough and tumble Big 12. However, what sets the Sooners apart from Kansas (-140) is that Oklahoma isn't coming off an embarrassing 29-point loss.
In addition, the Jayhawks have dropped 4 consecutive games on the road since a win at Oklahoma State Jan. 16. Meanwhile, the Sooners have posted back-to-back wins at home against OK State and BYU.
Against the spread
If you strongly believe OKLAHOMA +2.5 (-110) is going to lose this game by just 1 or 2 points, then get that little bit of insurance. But that's the only reason to take the 2.5 points, rather than rolling with the Sooners on the moneyline.
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Over/Under
UNDER 143.5 (-114) might be the best play on the board in this Big 12 clash.
The total has gone low in each of the past 3 games for Oklahoma while going 7-2 across the previous 9 outings. The Under has cashed in 6 of the past 7 contests at home for the Sooners, too.
While the 1st installment in the regular-season series went Over, it's all about the Under for KU, too. The total has gone low at a 3-1-1 clip in the past 5 outings for the Jayhawks while averaging an inexplicable 57 PPG in the past 2 contests.
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