College Basketball Betting Odds – Missouri vs. #3 Kansas

No. 3 Kansas Hosts Mizzou in Big 12 Battle

Tigers vs. Jayhawks (-12)
Date: Monday, January 25
Time: 9:00 PM ET

Missouri Tigers (15-4 SU, 8-5 ATS, 6-5 O/U)
Kansas Jayhawks (18-1 SU, 8-7-1 ATS, 6-9 O/U)

The Missouri Tigers and third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will renew their longstanding Big 12 battle tonight when they take to the court at Allen Fieldhouse in Kansas tonight at 9 PM ET.

Here are some college basketball betting trends surrounding tonight’s matchup.

• Tigers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. Big 12.
• Tigers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Jayhawks are 19-6-2 ATS in their last 27 vs. Big 12.
• Jayhawks are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite of 7.0-12.5.
• Jayhawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win.
• Tigers are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Missouri 411
The Missouri Tigers bounced back from a loss in their previous outing to beat Nebraska 70-53 on Saturday to cover the college basketball betting line as a 13-point home favorite.

Sophomore point guard Miguel Paul scored a team-high 15 points to lead the Tigers to victory despite the fact that the Tigers shot a lukewarm 40.9 percent from the field.

Missouri has gone an impressive 4-1 ATS over their last five games but are just 1-3 on the road this season.

The Tigers have gone 3-1 against conference opponents this season and averages 74.2 points per game on the road while allowing 76.0 points per game defensively.

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Kansas 411
The Kansas Jayhawks have won four straight games and crushed Iowa State 84-61 on Saturday. Junior center Cole Aldrich scored a team-high 19 points to help the Jayhawks cash in as an 11.5-point road favorite and move to a solid 2-1 ATS over the last three games but just 4-5-1 ATS over the last 10 games overall.

Kansas has gone a perfect 12-0 at home this season while putting up 89.5 points per contest at Fog Allen and limiting opponents to just 60.5 points per game defensively.

Analysis: I know the Kansas Jayhawks are perennially one of the top teams in the nation and have a fine young team that will contend for the national title once again this season.

However, I don’t think the Jayhawks are 13 points better than the Missouri Tigers.

The Tigers average just under three points per game less than Kansas while allowing just two more points per game defensively.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’ am not saying the Tigers are going to upset the Jayhawks and end their 53-game home winning streak or personal, 11-game road losing streak in Kansas, but I am saying that the Tigers have more than enough offensive weapons to keep this game within a dozen points.

A whopping seven players contribute at least 7.8 points per game for the Tigers, led by sophomore guard Kim English (14.8). Missouri also plays a frantic, pressing, style of defense that leads the nation in turnovers, forcing an average of 20.9 per game.

The Tigers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against Big 12 opponents and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.

The Jayhawks are 19-6-2 ATS in their last 27 games against Big 12 opponents but just 0-4 ATS in their last four games following an ATS win.

NCAAB Expert Picks: Missouri +12 Points