The Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-4) host the 13th ranked Kansas Jayhawks (7-2) in a non-conference game that will take place at the Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, Nebraska at 8:00 PM ET. Kansas are the 11-point road favorite with a total offered up at 146.5 points.
In their last game Kansas was at home where they were upset 95-85 by Arizona State 95-85. Lagerald Vick was the high scorer for the Jayhawks picking up for 25 points on 11/15 shooting and every Kansas starter had at least 13 points while only two players saw action off the bench to combine for one point. Tra Holder was the high scorer for Arizona State with 29 points on 8/16 shooting hitting four of his seven 3-pointers and he also had seven assists. The Jayhawks were outscored by 13 points in the 2nd half and for the game they shot 47.8% from the floor and Arizona State shot 50.8%. The Jayhawks failed to cover the spread in that game as a large -12 favorite and the combined 180 points in the game crushed the total line of 162. After winning their first seven games of the season the Jayhawks have lost their last two games with each loss at home.
Nebraska was on the road in their last game where they lost 75-65 to a good Creighton team. Isaac Copeland was the high scorer for the Huskers with 20 points on 8/19 shooting and he also had 11 rebounds. Marcus Foster was the high scorer for Creighton with 19 points on 7/15 shooting and he also had seven rebounds. Nebraska was outscored by 15 points in the 2nd half and struggled on both sides of the floor with a FG% of only 38% while they allowed Creighton to shoot 50%. The Huskers did get the money covering the +12 spread and the 140 total points scored fell well under the closing line of 157.5. Nebraska has lost two of their last three games and they are 1-1 on the season facing ranked teams.
Kansas ranks tied for 15th in the nation in ppg and 75th in opponents’ ppg and Nebraska ranks 219th in ppg and 162nd in opponents’ ppg.
Last season at Kansas the Jayhawks beat the Huskers 89-72.
This season Kansas is 5-3 ATS with an O/U record of 3-5 and Nebraska is 6-5 ATS with an O/U record of 4-7.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Kansas: 90.53
Nebraska: 77.15
INJURY REPORT
KANSAS
[F] 11/17/2017 – Billy Preston is out indefinitely ( Suspension )
[G] 12/15/2017 – Malik Newman left last game, is “?” Saturday vs Nebraska ( Concussion )
NEBRASKA
NONE
Kansas vs Nebraska NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- KU is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games
- KU is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 non-conference games
- KU has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games
- NEB is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after an ATS win
- NEB is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against teams from the Big 12
- NEB has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 games
Kansas at Nebraska Betting Angles
Nebraska is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Kansas.
Kansas is 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 road games against Nebraska.
The road team is 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these teams.
In the last 5 games between these teams the Over record is 4-1.
In the last 5 games between these teams at Nebraska the Over record is 4-1.
