The TCU Horned Frogs host the 3rd ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a Big 12 game that will take place at the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas at 9 PM ET. Kansas has won 11 of their first 12 games this season and they have failed to cover the spread in six of the 10 games that have had a posted line. TCU has also won 11 of their 12 games and they have covered in six of the 10 games that have had a posted line.
Kansas is coming off a 71-53 win over UNLV in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 22.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 124, which was well under the closing line of 152. The Jayhawks have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games that have had a closing line. Previous to the UNLV game the total had gone under in four straight games that had a posted line. Kansas has won 11 straight since dropping their opening game of the season to a ranked Indiana team.
TCU is coming off a 74-42 blowout win over Bradley in their last game where they covered the 22.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 116, which was well under the closing line of 136. The Horned Frogs have covered the spread in their last two games after failing to do so in their previous two games. Previous to the Bradley game the total had gone over for two straight games. TCU has won three in a row since suffering their first loss of the season against SMU.
Offensively, Kansas is putting up 86.6 points per game, which ranks 16th in the nation, on a 51.7% FG average, which ranks 5th in the nation. On defense the Jayhawks are allowing 67.5 points per game on a 38.8% FG average.
TCU is putting up 79.9points per game on a 47.1% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Horned Frogs are allowing 63.3 points per game on a 41.2% FG average.
Last season Kansas beat TCU twice.
Kansas Jayhawks vs. TCU Horned Frogs Betting Trends
- Kansas is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 road games.
- The Jayhawks are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games against TCU.
- The game total has gone Under in 4 of Kansas’s last 5 road games against TCU.
- TCU is 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 games.
- The Horned Frogs are 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 home games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Kansas and TCU have the public jumping all over the Jayhawks to cover the 5.5 point spread on the road with over 80% confidence. The over/under bettors are leaning slightly to this game going over the 145 point total.
