Kansas vs Texas Tech Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 1

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The Kansas Jayhawks (19-9, 10-7 Big 12) will host the Texas Tech Red Raiders (21-7, 12-5 Big 12) after winning four home games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Kansas vs. Texas Tech Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kansas win (54.5%)

Take a look at some betting insights for Kansas (-4.5) versus Texas Tech on Saturday. The total is set at 144.5 points for this game.

Kansas has covered 13 times in 28 matchups with a spread this season.
Texas Tech has won 15 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 13 times.
When the spread is set as 4.5 or more this season, Kansas (10-10) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than Texas Tech (1-0) does as the underdog (100%).
Against the spread, the Jayhawks have fared better when playing at home, covering seven times in 15 home games, and four times in 11 road games.
The Red Raiders' winning percentage against the spread at home is .588 (10-7-0). On the road, it is .625 (5-3-0).
Kansas' record against the spread in conference games is 7-10-0.
Texas Tech has nine wins against the spread in 17 Big 12 games this year.

Kansas has been the moneyline favorite in 23 games this season and has come away with the win 18 times (78.3%) in those contests.
The Jayhawks have a mark of 16-3 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -192 or better on the moneyline.
Texas Tech has won two of the four games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (50%).
The Red Raiders have played as a moneyline underdog of +158 or longer in only one game this season, which they won.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies Kansas has a 65.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Kansas outscores opponents by 8.6 points per game (scoring 75.9 per game to rank 123rd in college basketball while giving up 67.3 per outing to rank 57th in college basketball) and has a +240 scoring differential overall.
Kansas' leading scorer, Hunter Dickinson, ranks 126th in the nation putting up 16.8 points per game.
Texas Tech outscores opponents by 14.1 points per game (posting 80.7 points per game, 35th in college basketball, and giving up 66.6 per outing, 42nd in college basketball) and has a +395 scoring differential.
JT Toppin's 17.3 points per game leads Texas Tech and ranks 94th in college basketball.
The 35.0 rebounds per game the Jayhawks average rank 42nd in the nation, and are 3.0 more than the 32.0 their opponents grab per outing.
Dickinson averages 9.8 rebounds per game (ranking 12th in college basketball) to lead the Jayhawks.
The Red Raiders record 33.5 rebounds per game (90th in college basketball) while conceding 28.6 per contest to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 4.9 boards per game.
Toppin is 27th in the nation with 9.2 rebounds per game, leading the Red Raiders.
Kansas averages 96.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (156th in college basketball), and gives up 85.6 points per 100 possessions (21st in college basketball).
The Red Raiders rank 17th in college basketball with 105.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 35th defensively with 86.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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