The Kansas Jayhawks (1-3) will host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1) at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas for a Big 12 Conference match-up that is expected to be a duel of potent offenses. The game will be broadcasted on Fox Sports Network with a kick-off time scheduled for 12:00 PM ET. As of late, the Red Raiders have had their way in this series. Overall, the two teams have met 17 times and Kansas won just once in the series history. Last year, it was ugly. The Red Raiders welcomed the Rock-Chalks to Lubbock but put the pain on KU. The final score of the 2016 affair was Texas Tech drubbing the Jayhawks 55-19.
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks Overview
The Red Raiders enter this contest off their first loss of the season when they slugged it out with rival Oklahoma State. The match-up was as it was supposed to be, a shootout. The Red Raiders would fall by a score of 41-34 in Lubbock after trading haymakers with the Pokes.
Kansas steps into this contest off their third straight loss when they were beaten by top-25 ranked West Virginia. To Kansas’ credit they hung around late into the fourth quarter, even after West Virginia took a three-possession lead early in the first half of play. Kansas would come within eight of the Mountaineers before WVU pulled away by a final of 56-34.
Texas Tech at Kansas Betting Trends
- Texas Tech is 5-0 ATS in their previous five fixtures.
- Texas Tech is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings between the two.
- Kansas is 1-4 SU in their last five outings.
- Texas Tech has won the previous ten contests against Kansas.
Public Money Consensus
In the early stages, it’s been all Texas Tech as we have seen 90% of the money and 88% of the tickets come in on the Red Raiders. The market as a whole has moved by two points to spot additional lumber to Kansas. In forums, 67% of the consensus fancy KU. In the Over/Under, the market has also increased by four points to the lofty number set at 81.