Free College Basketball Picks Today: Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns 2/6/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns 2/6/23
Mon 6th February 2023

The No. 10 Texas Longhorns (19-4, 8-2 Big 12), one of the country’s top scoring teams, head to face the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks (18-5, 6-4 Big 12) on Monday. Texas edged past the Kansas State Wildcats 69-66 at Fred Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

With 14 points and 10 rebounds, Sir’Jabari Rice was the key player. The Longhorns remain first in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas fell short on Saturday at James H. Hilton Coliseum, falling to the Iowa State Cyclones 68-53. Jalen Wilson had 26 points and nine rebounds in the loss, leading the team.

The Jayhawks slipped to sixth in the Big 12 Conference.The teams are meeting for the only time this season. Texas and Kansas split their matchups last season, taking one apiece. The Jayhawks came out on top in the last meeting 70-63 in overtime at Allen Fieldhouse in March 2022.

David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 22 points, while Wilson played a key role with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Courtney Ramey had 18 points and seven rebounds in the losing effort.

Marcus Carr is averaging 16.4 points per game to lead the Longhorns in scoring this season. Carr also has dished 4.0 assists per game. Meanwhile, Timmy Allen is grabbing 5.1 rebounds.

Wilson’s 21.5 points per game have powered the Jayhawks on offense. He ranks as the seventh-highest scorer in the NCAA. Wilson also has collected 8.6 rebounds per game.

Dajuan Harris Jr. has doled out 6.2 assists per game. The Longhorns are one of the most explosive offenses in the NCAA, ranking 29th with 79.4 points per game. The Longhorns are only 1-9 in their last 10 games at Allen Fieldhouse.

Texas is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.1 (75.1-74.0). For the season, the Longhorns are averaging 79.4 points per game, compared to 67.6 for opponents.

Kansas has a 6-4 record over the last 10, allowing 72.4 points per game on average while scoring only 72.3 (-0.1 margin). The Jayhawks are averaging 75.6 ppg for the full season while allowing 68.0.

LONGHORNS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dillon Mitchell: 7.2 | 11.3 | -4.1
Points per game:
Sir’Jabari Rice: 14.6 | 10.6 | +4.0
Rebounds per game:
Timmy Allen: 3.6 | 5.1 | -1.5

JAYHAWKS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Ernest Udeh Jr.: 4.2 | 3.0 | +1.2
Bobby Pettiford Jr.: 3.6 | 5.6 | -2.0
Rebounds per game:
Kevin McCullar Jr.: 10.4 | 7.6 | +2.8

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Kansas (-200)

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