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Kansas vs. TCU Prediction and Odds (Jayhawks Looking to Bounce-Back after Baylor Loss)

By Matt De Saro

The Kansas Jayhawks have a precious few games to get their mojo back after getting beat up by Baylor.
The Kansas Jayhawks have a precious few games to get their mojo back after getting beat up by Baylor. / Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA
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The No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks got a wake-up call on the road this past Saturday night against the No. 10 Baylor Bears. The Jayhawks were en route to their fifth straight win after heading into halftime with the lead, but it all fell apart once the second half started. The Jayhawks were outscored 49-38 and ended up losing by 10 points as three-point underdogs to their conference rivals.

The Jayhawks still lead the Big 12 with a 12-3 record in conference play and tonight have a much easier game to navigate against 18-9 TCU. The Horned Frogs are currently fifth in the Big 12 and are 2-4 straight up in their last eight games. In an interesting twist, these two teams will play on back-to-back nights and head to Kansas tomorrow to do it all over again.

Here are the odds for this Big 12 brawl, courtesy of WynnBET Sportsbook.

Kansas vs. TCU Odds, Spread, and Total

Spread:

  • Kansas -6 (-110)
  • TCU +6 (-110)

Moneyline:

  • Kansas -250
  • TCU +200

Total: 143 (Over -110/Under -110)

Kansas vs. TCU Prediction and Pick

I think that Baylor woke a sleeping dragon over the weekend and Kansas will come out guns blazing in an attempt to beat up on TCU in consecutive games. This before finishing the year at home against No. 21 Texas. But, the Horned Frogs matchup is better than one would think against Kansas and might not be such an easy win. Or two as is the case for this matchup. 

Kansas has the No. 13 ranked scoring offense in the nation that averages 79.6 points per game. TCU has the 32nd ranked defense in the nation. The Horned Frogs also pull down the 17th most defensive rebounds in the nation while the Jayhawks are 43rd. So, does this mean I am taking the side of the underdogs here? Not quite. While those two metrics are all well and good, I think that the Jayhawks' overall offense is just too good. And their defense isn’t half bad either. 

One thing that I like to see is that the Jayhawks are 11th in the country in second-half scoring. While it didn’t work out that way against Baylor, this is still a team that fights to the closing whistle. One small issue I have with Kansas is their free-throw shooting at 70.7. However, the Horned Frogs fail in this area even harder and rank 337th in the country at 66.2 percent from the charity stripe. 

Pick: Kansas (-6) -110

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