The No. 3 seed Texas Longhorns (18-7) are favorites to win and move closer to a guaranteed berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket against the No. 2 seed Kansas Jayhawks (20-8) in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday at Sprint Center, tipping off at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN2.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 12, 2021, 1:10 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Texas Betting Information
- The Longhorns are under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 11-14
- The Longhorns are 6-10 against the spread this season when they are at least a 1-point favorite.
- In 60% of its games this season (15/25), Texas and its opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- The Longhorns took down Texas Tech 67-66 in their last contest on Thursday. Matt Coleman put up a team-high 19 points to lead the team to victory. They covered the spread as 0.5-point favorites, and the teams combined to go under the 133.5 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Texas Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jones | 24 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Courtney Ramey | 24 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Matt Coleman III | 25 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Greg Brown III | 24 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Jericho Sims | 24 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Kansas Betting Information
- With a 15-11-1 record ATS this season, Kansas has outplayed expectations.
- For the 20th time this season, the Jayhawks are at least a 1-point underdog, where they have a record of 11-8 against the spread.
- The Jayhawks and their opponents have regularly failed to covered the over/under this season, doing so in 44.4% (12) of their 27 games played.
- The Jayhawks beat Oklahoma 69-62 and covered the spread as 2.5-point favorites, while going under the 135.5 point total in their most recent game on Thursday. Ochai Agbaji put up a team-high 26 points in the victory.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Kansas Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochai Agbaji | 28 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| David McCormack | 27 | 13.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Wilson | 28 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Marcus Garrett | 27 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Christian Braun | 28 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Total Facts
- Texas’ games this season have gone over the point total for Friday’s matchup (136.5 points) in 17 out of 25 opportunities (68% of matchups).
- In 57.1% of Kansas’ games this season (16 of 28), the total points scored was higher than Friday’s 136.5-point over/under.
- The total for the game of 136.5 is 11.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Longhorns (74.6 points per game) and the Jayhawks (73.1 points per game).
- This game’s total is 2.6 more points than the 133.9 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
- This season, the average total for Longhorns games is 142.7 points, 6.2 more than the over/under of 136.5 points for this contest.
- A difference of 2.4 points separates the average total points bet in Jayhawks games (138.9 points) and this game’s over/under (136.5 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/23/2021 | Texas | Texas | -3.5 | 139 | -168 | +140 | Regular Season | 75-72 TEXAS |
| 1/2/2021 | Kansas | Kansas | -4.5 | 138 | -203 | +167 | Regular Season | 84-59 TEXAS |
| 2/3/2020 | Kansas | Kansas | -14.5 | 132.5 | -1638 | +860 | Regular Season | 69-58 KANSAS |
| 1/18/2020 | Kansas | Texas | -6.5 | 128.5 | -307 | +233 | Regular Season | 66-57 KANSAS |
| 1/29/2019 | N/A | Texas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 73-63 TEXAS |
| 1/14/2019 | N/A | Kansas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 80-78 KANSAS |
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