Kansas City at Kansas odds, picks and predictions

The Kansas City Roos (3-5) head to Allen Fieldhouse to face the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (7-1) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Kansas City vs. Kansas odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

Kansas City broke a 5-game losing streak on Thursday 74-44 over Southeast Missouri State, easily covering the 8.5-point spread while Under 141.5 hit. Roos leading scorer junior G Jamar Brown posted 19 points and 6 rebounds. They will need to shoot better than 32.8 percent from beyond the arch to have any chance of staying close on Tuesday night.

Kansas, which is No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, got a huge win on Friday over No. 5 UConn Huskies, 69-65. That was their 2nd Top-25 victory of the season. They covered the 3.5-point spread as the Under 148.5 hit. Senior G Kevin McCullar Jr. was the Jayhawks top scorer with 21 points. Kansas has failed the cover in 4 of their last 6 games.

The last time these two teams met was in 2019 with the Jayhawks winning  98-57 to cover a 23.5-point spread; the Over 137.5 hit.

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Kansas City at Kansas odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 11:23 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Kansas City +3500 (bet $100 to win $3,500) | Kansas -20000 (bet $20,000 to win $100)
• Against the spread (ATS): Kansas City +26.5 (-102) | Kansas -26.5 (-120)
• Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -112| U: -108)

Kansas City at Kansas picks and predictions

Prediction

Kansas 78, Kansas City 59

Moneyline

PASS.

You should obviously avoid betting Kansas (-20000) because the odds are outrageous. Just look to the spread and total if you want to make a bet.

Against the spread

BET KANSAS CITY +26.5 (-102).

You may think I’m a bit crazy for this, but I like the Roos to keep this game within reason. While Kansas covered a pair of 30-point spreads earlier this season, they were 38.5-point favorites against Eastern Illinois and won by less than 10. The Jayhawks are not one of the most high-scoring teams in the country sitting at No. 81 at 79.8 points per game.

Kansas City has covered in their last 2 games, once as an underdog and once as a favorite.

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Over/Under

BET UNDER 141.5 (-108).

You may be surprised to know that Kansas has gone Under in 5 straight games, but when you find out that they are outside the Top 150 in pace of play, it makes sense. The Jayhawks score under 80 points and the Roos score under 70 points per game.

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