Texas vs. Kansas score prediction by college football computer model

Final season, Kansas knocked off Texas on the street in a shock upset, and this 12 months the Longhorns hope to return the favor in school soccer’s Week 12 motion on Saturday.

Texas has misplaced two of its final three, to ranked Oklahoma State and TCU, and beat Kansas State on the street, with a slim likelihood at making the Huge 12 title recreation.

Mathematically, the Longhorns are nonetheless on this factor, however must win their last two video games and hope for some assist from across the league.

That historic begin by Kansas, a 5-0 debut and a spot within the high 25 rankings, evaporated midseason after dropping 4 of the final 5 general and falling to 3-4 in convention play.

What can we count on from this week’s matchup?

SP+ Picks, a prediction mannequin created by ESPN analyst Invoice Connelly, forecasts that the sport will comply with the bookmakers’ projections.

Texas vs. Kansas choose, prediction

Texas vs. Kansas rating prediction: The pc mannequin initiatives that Texas will defeat Kansas, 36-26, with a 72 p.c likelihood to win the sport outright.

Level unfold: The traces at SI Sportsbook record Texas as 9.5 level favorites to beat the Jayhawks, and set the over/below mark at 63.5 factors for the matchup.

FPI prediction: The Longhorns have the snug 77.0 p.c likelihood to win Saturday’s recreation, in response to the Soccer Energy Index computer systems that predict winners by simulating groups’ seasons 20,000 instances utilizing previous scores and schedules.

Faculty Soccer HQ prediction: Our projections point out that Texas will defeat Kansas by 7 factors, fail to cowl the unfold, and hit the below. Kansas +9.5

How one can watch: The sport is ready for Sat., Nov. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Central time on the FS1 community and streams on fuboTV (Strive at no cost).

The place Texas is true now: The returns on quarterback Quinn Ewers are decidedly combined thus far. The freshman has 4 TD passes and 4 interceptions the final three video games and Texas is 0-2 in video games he hits below 50% of his passes. The offense slid into impartial final week in opposition to TCU, however the Horns’ protection performed an impressed recreation, even scoring a landing to make it shut late. That, mixed with Bijan Robinson discovering room on the bottom, may preserve Texas within the convention title hunt.

The place Kansas is true now: KU could have left the outstanding place it had earlier this season when it began 5-0, and since a 7-point loss to TCU at house, the crew has dropped 4 of 5, however has a stable win over a ranked Oklahoma State. The loss to Texas Tech was robust, however a win over the Longhorns can nudge the Jayhawks up the Huge 12 standings after they already secured bowl eligibility.

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