Bet Jamaica NCAA Basketball Preview — Texas Longhorns vs. Kansas State Wildcats

The Texas Longhorns and the Kansas State Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Bramlage Coliseum.

Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Longhorns, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Damion James scored 26 points on Saturday as Texas pulled out a 72-67 overtime win over Texas A&M.

The Longhorns failed to cover the 14.5-point spread in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night’s posted total (152.5).

Kansas State clawed their way to a tough 87-81 victory over Colorado on Saturday. Kansas State failed to cover the 6-point spread, while the 168 points made it OVER the posted total of 154.

Jacob Pullen had 18 points and six rebounds for Kansas State, while Denis Clemente added 15 in the win.

Current streak:
Texas has won 17 straight games.
Kansas State has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Texas: 17-0 SU, 8-5 ATS
Kansas State: 15-2 SU, 9-3 ATS

Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Connecticut are 2-1
After playing Texas A&M are 8-2
After a win are 10-0

Kansas State most recently:
When playing on Monday are 9-1
Before playing Oklahoma State are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas State
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas State
Kansas State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas State’s last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Kansas State is 7-1-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Texas

Next up:
Texas at Connecticut, Saturday, January 23
Kansas State home to Oklahoma State, Saturday, January 23