Kansas Jayhawks

Twenty-one of the 32 priced Jayhawks games went under in 2025-26, a rate only 20 Division I teams topped. Kansas also won six of its 12 games as an underdog, and our Kansas predictions above are built with both in view.

Kansas and the under

Kansas scored 75.64 points a game and allowed 69.39. Of 32 games with a posted total, 21 went under and 11 over; 20 teams had a higher under rate, and one the same. February was the purest stretch: six unders in eight games.

Twenty covers in 33

The Jayhawks went 23-10 and covered 20 times, a rate only 34 teams beat. At home it was 10 covers in 15, with 30 teams ahead; on the road, 5 in 11. As favorites they covered 14 of 21.

Getting points

Kansas was an underdog 12 times and won six: Tennessee 81-76 at +270, Iowa State 84-63 at +142, at Texas Tech 64-61 at +150, Arizona 82-78 at +185, Houston 69-56 at +124, and at NC State 77-76 at +110. A unit on each of the 12 made 3.81; only 58 teams did better as underdogs.

Across 31 priced games the Kansas moneyline made 3.98 units, 4.02 of it at home. As favorites the moneyline was close to flat: 19 priced games, 0.17 units made. The heaviest price that lost was 68-84 at home to Cincinnati at -520.

Big 12 pairs and March

Kansas State lost both meetings and both covers, the second 85-104. Arizona and Iowa State split. Houston beat Kansas 69-47 in the Big 12 tournament semifinal. In the NCAA tournament the Jayhawks beat California Baptist and lost to St. John’s in the second round.

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