Game Primer: How To Watch, Things To Know for Oklahoma State at Kansas

Here's everything you need to know to follow today's conference opener between the Jayhawks and Cowboys.

For the second straight season, the Kansas Jayhawks open conference play against Bill Self's alma mater: the Oklahoma State Cowboys. But unlike last year, Kansas is in the friendly confines of Allen Fieldhouse

The Jayhawks enter conference play as one of the favorites to win the conference, but with how strong the Big 12 Conference is this season, it will be anything but easy.

Contents

1. How to Watch
2. The Numbers
3. Game Coverage
4. Fun Facts

The Cowboys are in their 6th season under head coach Mike Boynton and are coming off a season where they were talent enough to have qualified for the NCAA Tournament if not for a baffling postseason ban that derailed all of their momentum. They finished last season 15-15 and are looking to improve on that record, starting with today. The Cowboys are 95-77 under Boynton.

Kansas came in at #4 in both polls this week. Oklahoma State is unranked.

Kansas leads the all-time series 121-60, including a 51-10 record in Allen Fieldhouse. They have won the last three meetings and eight of the last nine, with the last Oklahoma State victory coming in Stillwater on January 12th, 2021.

Here are the essentials:

How to Watch

Saturday, December 31st, 1:00 p.m. CST

Lawrence, KS: Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)

TV: CBS

- Rich Waltz (Play-by-Play), Clark Kellogg (Analyst)

Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network

Webcast: KU Athletics Radio

- Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), Greg Gurley (Analyst)

Online Streaming: fuboTV (Start your free trial)

The Numbers

#4 Kansas: 11-1, KenPom: 5th overall, 16th offense, 5th defense

Oklahoma State: 8-4, KenPom: 29th overall, 71st offense, 16th defense)

Line: KU -10.0

O/U: 138.5

Odds via SI Sportsbook

Game Coverage

Oklahoma State Preview

Game Predictions from the Blue Wings Rising staff

Listen to the latest episode of the Rock Chalk Podcast.

Follow along during the game with live updates and analysis from the Blue Wings Rising and Rock Chalk Podcast Twitter accounts.

Come join the conversation in the Blue Wings Rising Discord Server.

Fun Facts

Kansas has won 31-straight conference openers, including 12 wins at home in Allen Fieldhouse. The last time the Jayhawks dropped their first game of the conference slate was when Oklahoma defeated them 88-82 in Norman on January 8th, 1991.

The Jayhawks have multiple standout performers, with Jalen Wilson leading the conference in scoring and double-doubles, Dajuan Harris second in assists per game and Kevin McCullar leading the conference in steals.

Oklahoma State was the first team to sweep a regular season series against the Jayhawks back in 2018. Only Texas has done it since, last season.