The Kansas Jayhawks are looking to continue their incredible streak of Big 12 regular season titles going. About a month ago, things looked dicey for the Jayhawks. They were struggling to beat conference foes, and even lost at home, a rarity. However, they have since righted the ship are atop the conference with a little more than a month left in the regular season. They will look to keep it that way this weekend when they play host to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
This war on the floor will go down Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 12 p.m. ET at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The game will be televised live on CBS. We'll have NCAA basketball odds at BookMaker.eu available for this and every game on the college basketball Saturday schedule.
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Oklahoma State nearly pulled off a pretty big upset on the road against Arkansas last weekend. The Cowboys took the Razorbacks to the horn, losing by a single point in a relatively low scoring game. Winning close games has been the mantra for the Cowboys this season. They have just three wins in conference play and two of those wins came in overtime, while the other was a one point win in regulation.
The Cowboys are just 8-11 ATS this year. They have covered in three of their last four, but still have a losing record against the number in Big 12 action.
Kansas picked up a nice win on the road against in-state rival Kansas State on Monday night, and that helped put some distance between itself and the rest of the conference at the halfway point of conference play. They Jayhawks still don’t have a winning ATS record in the Big 12, but they are 12-9 ATS on the year.
Under has been a nice bet in KU games lately. The under is 7-4 in Jayhawks home games and has hit in five of the last six overall.
Player to Watch
Udoka Azubuike has been one of the most interesting players to watch this season. Azubuike is the most efficient scorer you will find in college basketball. He is hitting 76.4 percent of his field goals on the season and has shown an ability to take over games with his low post play.
Unfortunately, Azubuike has also become a liability. His inability to hit free throws has led to Bill Self benching him for long stretches in recent weeks. He played just 22 minutes or less in four of his last five games. That hurts since he is the team’s leading rebounder.
On the season, Azubuike is hitting just 37.7 percent of his free throws. He fell apart at the line at the end of the Oklahoma game, missing six in a row down the stretch to help put the Sooners ahead for good. Kansas has to find a way to counteract this soon.
Matchup to Watch
Oklahoma State has not been a particularly efficient shooting team this year. The Cowboys are outside of the top 200 in both field goal percentage and three-point percentage, and they have failed to top 70 points in each of their last three games.
This team does have one solid shooter though. Three-point specialist Thomas Dziagwa has only shot 17 two-pointers this season, but he is the team’s go-to guy when it needs a three. He is sinking 39.2 percent of his attempts from downtown this season.
Kansas is one of the better defensive squads in the country. The Jayhawks have been able to shut down most of the top offenses in the country, and are limiting opponents to 40.3 percent from the field and 31.2 percent from downtown.
Free College Basketball ATS Picks
These teams have yet to play this season, so this is one of the last first meetings in Big 12 play. Kansas should be a double-digit favorite going in based on both its perception and play. However, I think Oklahoma State can do enough to get the cover in this one.
College Basketball Odds: Kansas 77, Oklahoma State 71
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