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Kansas vs. TCU Prediction, Odds and Key Players for Wednesday, Jan. 22
Kansas will look to further its claim as one of the top teams in the Big 12 on Wednesday night against an upstart TCU team that is off a stunning win at Baylor on Sunday night.
The Jayhawks broke out of an elongated offensive slump against Kansas State over the weekend, is it onto something moving forward in league play? The team will face a TCU team that may help keep this Jayhawks offense on track.
Let’s break it all down with the odds, key players and our best bet for Wednesday’s matchup.
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Moneyline
Total: 136.5 (Over -115/Under -105)
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook
Kansas
Hunter Dickinson: The big man was unstoppable against Kansas State, scoring 25 points with eight rebounds and three assists while shooting 63% from the field. On the season, Dickinson has been one of the few consistent parts of the offense, averaging nearly 16 points with 10 rebounds and more than two assists.
TCU
Ernest Udeh: Udeh had arguably his best game of the season on Sunday, scoring 16 points with 15 rebounds and four blocks against Baylor. Now, he’ll face a veteran big man in Hunter Dickinson, so count on Udeh playing a key role again.
I think the Kansas offense is a buy-low candidate as the unit seems to be ripe for some positive regression. While the team’s transfer portal additions like Zeke Mayo and A.J. Storr haven’t yielded stellar results just yet, the unit is ripe for an uptick in foul generation and three-point shooting.
The Jayhawks are last in the country in free throw rate and are mired in a shooting slump as the team is shooting 28% from beyond the arc in Big 12 play. As the team still looks to find its downhill offense to get to the free throw line, the team should see its shooting turn around closer to what we saw in nonconference, which may not be elite but is about the national average.
Further, the TCU defense is vulnerable on the defensive glass as Kansas can expose this part of the Horned Frogs, third in Big 12 offensive rebounding rate. Bill Self’s team has struggled to score efficiently, but the team has opted to try and win the shot volume battle.
Meanwhile, TCU may be able to do some damage to the KU defense. While the unit is sturdy this season, the team is allowing a high rate of open catch-and-shoot jump shots, which can leave the team ripe for issues against a TCU offense that is third in three-point percentage in the Big 12.
Further, Kansas is holding teams to 26% shooting from beyond the arc in league play, more than four percent below its nonconference marks. The team is an elite defense but is due for a setback.
I’m buying low on each offense and fading each defense, give me the over.
PICK: OVER 136.5
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MANHATTAN — Kansas State will have a new kick returner come fall after Bryce Noernberg departed the team, and his dad used some colorful language in a Facebook post to announce it.
A K-State spokesperson confirmed that Noernberg left the team after the spring season. He returned 20 kicks over the last two seasons for an average of 27.8 yards per return. He scored one touchdown and also coughed up the ball multiple times.
In a Facebook post, Noernberg’s father, Scott, wrote that it had been an amazing few years in Manhattan, but then “Division I college football does what it does.”
“New head coach Colin (sic) Klein brought in all new coaches and players… paid them accordingly and (Noernberg) found himself at the bottom of the depth chart,” Scott Noernberg wrote. “Not wanting to start over again as a true walk-on freshman, he basically told them to kiss his ass!!
“Well done Bryce! I’m so proud that you stood up to the system! D1 athletics is in a very sad state, and it’s times like this that make you grow as a man!”
Also a wide receiver, Noernberg saw one offensive snap over his two seasons with the program. He was unlikely to find an offensive role for the Wildcats this year, considering the return of Jaron Tibbs and the additions of Josh Manning, Izaiah Williams, and Derrick Salley Jr. Other returning players, like Adonis Moise and Larry Porter IV, were also considered ahead of him.
His departure does leave a void at kick returner, which Noernberg wasn’t guaranteed to keep heading into the year.
Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — An interchange in Wichita is the most stressful off-ramp in Kansas, according to the results of a new poll.
The poll, by personal injury law firm Regan Zambri Long, asked 3,011 drivers across the United States what off-ramps are the most stressful.
Based on their results, Interstate 135 Exit 5B to Kellogg Avenue took the top spot in Kansas.
The poll said traffic often slows down at this interchange because it is where two major routes meet. Exiting vehicles have to merge and prepare for nearby exits on Kellogg, making speeds fluctuate.
Second place was Interstate 70 Exit 356 to Wanamaker Road in Topeka, and the third-most stressful off-ramp is Interstate 35 Exit 220 to 119th Street in Overland Park.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jalisco Restaurant has been a staple in the Kansas City, Kansas, community since 1965. But after 61 years, the restaurant is closing its doors.
A sign posted on the restaurant at North 50th Street and State Avenue on Monday said:
Jalisco Restaurant will permanently close at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2026. Thank you for your patronage. Remember us, we will never forget you. The Hernandez Family.
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Jalisco Restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas, is closing its doors on May 30, 2026, after 61 years. (FOX4 Photo/Brian Dulle) -
Jalisco Restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas, is closing its doors on May 30, 2026, after 61 years. (FOX4 Photo/Brian Dulle)
Erika Dominguez, an employee at Jalisco’s, told FOX4 that one of their cooks, who has been there for more than 40 years, is retiring. One of the other cooks is 90, and has been with the family since the beginning.
“The family is getting older, and it is time,” she added.
“Our wall tells the story of generations of families and Jalisco’s little angels, babies who grew up coming through our doors,” Dominguez said in a social media post earlier this year.
The Hernandez family also owned another Jalisco’s Restaurant location in KCK’s Argentine neighborhood for 48 years. That location closed in 2012. They also owned a location in Mission, Kansas, years ago.
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Jalisco Restaurant location in Kansas City, Kansas’ Argentine neighborhood. This location closed in 2012. (FOX4 Photo/Brian Dulle)
Dominguez said the building at North 50th Street and State Avenue is for sale, and there’s also been talk about the family leasing it – but nothing is in the works at this time.
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