Kansas City Roos

The Roos covered 5 of 27 spreads in 2025-26, the lowest rate of the 365 Division I teams. After a 73-66 win at Omaha on 3 January they lost their last 15 games and covered none of them.

Last in Division I

Kansas City covered 18.5% of their spreads. Every other Division I team did better. At home the rate was worse still, 1 cover in 11, also the lowest; the one home cover was a 64-60 loss to Weber State with the Roos getting 7.5.

Fifteen straight

The 73-66 win at Omaha on 3 January, at +340, was the Roos’ only win over a Division I opponent and the last cover of the season. The 15 games after it were all defeats and all misses against the spread, ending 84-62 to Oral Roberts in the Summit League tournament. February alone was 0-8.

The moneyline

Over 25 priced games, backing Kansas City lost 20.6 units; three Division I teams lost more. They were favored once, at home to North Dakota on 10 January at -122, and lost 81-79. At home the 11 priced games lost 11, every one of them a defeat. On the road they were 1-15 and covered 4 of 15, and the 13 priced road games lost 8.6. The season record was 4-27.

As underdogs they won 1 of 26 and covered 5 of 26. The covers came in heavy road defeats: at Texas getting 31.5, at Oklahoma getting 30.5 and at Oklahoma State getting 27.5, plus Weber State and Omaha.

Points allowed

The Roos allowed 83.87 a game; seven teams allowed more. North Dakota State won 97-73 and 95-59, and St. Thomas won 104-64 at Kansas City.

The total

Kansas City’s totals went over 16 times and under 12, in the 28 games that had one posted; the Roos scored 69.32 a game.

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