Texas Basketball vs. Kansas: Betting odds, TV, stream, pick
What could wind up being the biggest home game of the season for new head coach Chris Beard and No. 20 Texas basketball has arrived on the night of Feb. 7. Texas is looking to build their winning streak to two games if they can pull off the upset against head coach Bill Self and the No. 8 ranked Kansas Jayhawks at home at the Frank Erwin Center early this week.
Beard and the Longhorns rebounded in their last game from a tough road loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders by handily defeating the No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones at home on Feb. 5. Texas downed Iowa State in their last game by the convincing final score of 63-41.
Texas truly put their dominant defense on display in that win over Iowa State. That win over the Cyclones gives the Longhorns a record of 17-6 (6-4 Big 12) heading into this meeting with Kansas.
Meanwhile, Kansas comes into this game sporting a record of 19-3 (8-1 Big 12) following their dominant Feb. 5 win at home over the Baylor Bears. Kansas comes into this one riding a two-game winning streak.
Here’s a look into the betting odds, game prediction, TV, and streaming information as the Longhorns get set to host the Jayhawks at home at the Frank Erwin Center on Feb. 7, with tip-off time set for 8 p.m. CT.
Texas Basketball vs. Kansas betting odds
According to WynnBet, Texas is a 1.5-point underdog just ahead of tip-off against Kansas. And the over/under is set at 132 points.
The ESPN matchup predictor gives Texas a 58.8 percent chance to beat Kansas.
Texas Basketball vs. Kansas TV/Streaming
TV/Stream: ESPN/WatchESPN app
Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network
Texas Basketball vs. Kansas prediction
This could be the biggest win that Beard and the Longhorns are able to put on their resume yet this season for the NCAA Tournament if they can top Kansas on this night. Texas could wind up looking back on this meeting with Kansas as the biggest home game of the regular season too.
With Texas really finding their stride at home lately, this is a momentous opportunity for this team.
It would be great for the Longhorns to get junior standout center Tre Mitchell off to a good start. Texas will need this matchup advantage in the frontcourt knowing the amount of backcourt depth that the Jayhawks bring to the table. Texas will need the standout frontcourt duo of Mitchell and senior forward Timmy Allen to come up big against the Jayhawks.
The big star for Kansas that the Longhorns must deal with in this game is senior shooting guard/wing Ochai Agbaji. Off to a really hot start through the first half of the Big 12 slate for the Jayhawks, Agbaji is averaging around 21 points per game, five rebounds, two assists, one steal, and 0.5 blocks while shooting 51 percent from the field and 46 percent from beyond the arc.
If Texas can get a big night out of the duo of Mitchell and Allen, they should really put some pressure on the Jayhawks. It’s hard to imagine that the Longhorns are going to hold Kansas in check the way they did Iowa State over the weekend. But limiting Agbaji will still be key here.