Kansas Jayhawks vs Kansas State Wildcats: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/2/2021

The Kansas State Wildcats (5-12) are expected to continue an eight-game losing streak when they visit the No. 23 Kansas Jayhawks (11-6) as 18-point underdogs at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse. The contest airs on ESPN+. The point total is set at 132.5 in the matchup.

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ATS Records for Kansas and Kansas State

Kansas Leaders

• Ochai Agbaji leads the Jayhawks in scoring, racking up 14.1 points per game.
• Marcus Garrett leads Kansas with 3.6 assists a game and Jalen Wilson paces the squad with 7.1 rebounds per contest.
• The Jayhawks are paced by Agbaji from long distance -- he makes 2.6 shots from downtown per game.
• Kansas' steals leader is Garrett, who collects 1.4 per game. David McCormack leads the team averaging 1.1 blocks an outing.

Kansas State Leaders

• Nijel Pack holds the top spot on the Wildcats scoring and assist lists, putting up 11.8 points and 3.8 assists per game.
• DaJuan Gordon collects all of the boards and is the Kansas State leader in rebounds, getting 5.8 per game.
• The Wildcats are led by Pack from long distance -- he knocks down 2.3 shots from downtown per game.
• Pack is at the top of Kansas State's steals hierarchy with 1.3 steals per game and Davion Bradford leads the squad in blocks with 0.4 per game.

Kansas vs Kansas State: Last 4 Meetings

Kansas has won three of its last four games with Kansas State. The Jayhawks and the Wildcats have a tied 1-1 record ATS in those head-to-head meetings.

Points Insights

• The 73.5 points per game the Jayhawks record are just 0.1 more points than the Wildcats allow (73.4).
• When Kansas scores more than 73.4 points, it is 5-1 overall and 3-0 against the spread.
• Kansas State has a 0-7 record against the spread and a 1-7 record overall when allowing more than 73.5 points.
• The Wildcats put up an average of 62.7 points per game, 5.5 fewer points than the 68.2 the Jayhawks allow to opponents.
• Kansas State has put together a 2-0 ATS record and a 3-3 overall record in games it scores more than 68.2 points.
• Kansas is 2-5 against the spread and 4-6 overall when it gives up more than 62.7 points.
• The Jayhawks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 90 points this season (5.3 points per game on average), and opponents of the Wildcats have out-scored them by 181 more points on the year (10.7 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Jayhawks and the Wildcats are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (36.8 and 31.9 boards per game, respectively).
• Kansas is 5-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Kansas State is 0-7 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Jayhawks and the Wildcats are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with the teams averaging 10.8 and 10 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• When the Jayhawks grab the most offensive rebounds they are 3-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, the Wildcats are 0-4.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Kansas records an average rebounding margin of +3.7 rebounds per game. Kansas State averages a margin of +0.4 rebounds.