Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Spread Winner

Kansas Jayhawks (19-5 SU, 10-13 ATS) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (17-6 SU, 10-12-1 ATS)

When: Monday, February 12th, 9:00 PM (ET)

Where: United Supermarkets Arena, TX, Lubbock

TV: ESPN

Point Spread: KAN +2.5/TXTECH -2.5

Total: 147.5

Money Line: Kansas Jayhawks +112/-136

Notable Injuries

Jayhawks

• Kevin McCullar Jr. (Questionable) Knee
• Jamari McDowell (Questionable) Illness

Red Raiders

• Devan Cambridge (Out) Knee

Recent Form

Heading into tonight’s game against Texas Tech, Kansas is coming off a 64-61 win over Baylor, and they have won three straight games. On the year, the Jayhawks are 19-5, including a 7-3 record in Big 12 play.

On the road, Kansas has gone 5-4 this season, and they are coming off back-to-back losses away from home. So far, the Jayhawks have gone 19-3 when favored, but they are the underdog tonight, with the point spread set at +2.5.

This season, the over/under record in Kansas games is 11-12. So far, the average point total in their games is 145.7 points, which is slightly lower than the average OU line of 145.1 points. This season, 14 of their games have finished with more points than today’s OU line of 147.5 points. Recently, the over/under record in their games is 1-2, and the average scoring total in their last three games is 137 points.

Against the spread, Kansas has a record of 10-13 this season. On the road, their ATS mark is 3-6, and over their last 10 road games, they are just 3-7 vs. the spread. As the underdog, the Jayhawks are 1-0 vs. the spread this year and over their last 10 games as the underdog, they have a mark of 5-5 vs. the spread.

Entering Saturday’s game against Kansas, Texas Tech is 12-1 at home this season. Over their last 10 games at home, the Red Raiders are 9-1. So far this season, Texas Tech is 14-1 when favored.

On the year, Texas Tech has a record of 17-6. In their most recent game, the Red Raiders beat UCF by a score of 66-59.

Today’s over/under line of 147.5 is higher than the average over/under line in Texas Tech’s games this year (138.8). So far, 14 of their games have finished with more points than today’s line. Over their last three games, the over/under record is 2-1.

As the favorite this season, Texas Tech has gone 7-8 vs. the spread. Their overall ATS mark is 10-12-1. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Red Raiders have a 5-5 ATS record and they are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 home games.

Analysis

The Kansas offense is coming off a game where they scored 64 points against Baylor. They posted a field goal percentage of 42.9% and connected on 5 threes. Hunter Dickinson was the leading scorer for the Jayhawks, putting up 15 points. In addition, Dajuan Harris Jr. contributed 14 points.

So far this season, the Kansas defense has been performing well, ranking 68th in the country at 67.5 points allowed per contest. In today’s game, the Kansas defense will be looking to once again do a good job defending the three-point line, as they gave up just 5 three-pointers while giving up 61 points.

In their recent matchup, the Texas Tech offense ended with 66 points against UCF. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 38.3% and made 7 threes. The team’s top scorer is Pop Isaacs, who comes into today’s matchup with an average of 17, while Joe Toussaint also maintains a PPG average of 12.6 leading up to the game.

The Red Raiders’ defense is presently ranked 90th nationally, allowing an average of 68.4 points per contest. Texas Tech’s three-point defense is currently 188th in the country at 7.9 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponents have hit 42.6% of their shots vs. Texas Tech.

Betting Trends

• In their last three games away from home, the Jayhawks have a straight-up record of 0-3 while going 1-2 vs. the spread. The team averaged 76 points per game in this stretch.
• Through their last ten home games, Texas Tech has an ATS record of just 4-5-1. However, their overall record was 5-5 while averaging 75 points per game.
• As the betting underdog, the Jayhawks have an ATS mark of just 5-5 in their last ten games. Kansas posted a straight-up mark of 4-6 in these matchups.
• In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Red Raiders have a straight-up record of 4-1, while going 2-3 against the spread.

Crew’s Pick To Cover The Spread

This is all about injuries. Both their leading scorer Kevin McCullar and a key defensive player Dajuan Harris Jr. may not play or if they do, may not be in top form or have their minutes limited. Take Texas Tech -2.5.