BYU at Kansas odds, picks and predictions
The BYU Cougars (19-8, 7-7 Big-12) and Kansas Jayhawks (21-6, 9-5) meet for a Tuesday tilt in Lawrence. Opening tip at Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the BYU vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Brigham Young was ranked 21st in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, but fell out of the latest rankings released Monday. BYU beat then-No. 11 Baylor 78-71 Tuesday, covering the spread as 3.5-point home favorite with the Under (154) cashing. But the Cougars lost 84-74 as 2-point underdogs at unranked Kansas State Saturday. The Cougars were undone by a 40.8% mark from the field, while the Wildcats shot 56.3%. BYU has allowed a 53.7% FG accuracy mark over the last 4 games.
The ninth-ranked Jayhawks are fresh off a Saturday triumph over visiting Texas. Kansas shot 61.5% from the floor, and covered as a 6.5-point favorite in an 86-67 victory. KU is 14-0 at home -- Allen Fieldhouse -- this season.
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BYU at Kansas odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 8:59 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: BYU +215 (bet $100 to win $215) | Kansas -265 (bet $265 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): BYU +6.5 (-110) | Kansas -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 153.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
BYU at Kansas picks and predictions
Prediction
BYU 77, Kansas 76
Moneyline
KU leading scorer Kevin McCullar is out indefinitely with a knee injury. McCullar averages 19.0 points per game and is the Jayhawks' 2nd-leading assist man (4.4 assists per contest). His absence figures to make things quite interesting.
You have to get past some not-so-pretty road losses against less talented fives than Kansas, but BYU does a nice job in forcing plenty of low-percentage looks. They figure to be due some helping regression at that end of the floor. On offense, the Cougars go as far as 3's will take them, but they are also more-than-capable on the offensive glass.
KU's offensive efficiency has dipped recently, enough so that Brigham Young is a solid price here. BACK COUGARS (+215).
Against the spread
When Kansas scored 80-plus in a game it has gone 2-7 ATS the next time out. BYU bettors wanting the cushion on more of a 50/50 proposition might consider Cougars + 6.5 (-110).
My suggestion is to divvy up 1½ units between BYU's moneyline (+215) and spread (+6.5 / -110).
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Over/Under
The pace in this one figures to be brisk, and BYU brings the potential of extra points from distance. A mid-150's total is fair. PASS.
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