Kansas Plays Improved TCU

The Kansas Jayhawks and the TCU Horned Frogs meet on Friday night. They will play at Schollmaier Arena, on the campus of TCU. The game will be televised at 9 pm EST on ESPN2.

Oddsmakers currently have the Jayhawks listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Horned Frogs, while the game’s total is sitting at 144.

In their last action, TCU was a 74-42 winner at home against Bradley Braves. They covered the -22-point spread as favorites.

Kansas was a 71-53 winner in their most recent outing on the road against UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. They failed to cover the -22.5-point spread as favorites.

Kansas and TCU have the same nonconference record. The Jayhawks are second in the Big 12 entering conference play with an RPI of 12, the Horned Frogs are close behind in third at 31. TCU boasts nonconference wins over Washington and UNLV, which are not up to the standard Kansas set with victories against Duke, Georgia and Stanford.

Stats and Matchups

Kansas Jayhawks:
Team record: 11-1 SU,4-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
The Jayhawks are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road

TCU Horned Frogs:
Team record: 11-1 SU,6-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
TCU is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
TCU is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of TCU’s last 6 games

Next up:
Kansas home to Kansas State Tuesday, January 3
TCU home to Oklahoma Tuesday, January 3

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