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

Everything you need to know before the Jayhawks take on the Longhorns for the first Big Monday in Allen Fieldhouse this season.

The Kansas Jayhawks came back to the earth with a big thud on Saturday when they went up to Ames and got absolutely destroyed by the Iowa State Cyclones. But there isn't much time to figure out what went wrong, as they come back home tonight to take on the Big 12 leaders: The Texas Longhorns.

The Longhorns have been on a tear in the conference, with 4 big wins on the road, including on Saturday against the Kansas State Wildcats. But now they are looking turn around quickly and sweep their trip to the state of Kansas with a win in Lawrence.

Kansas comes into the game ranked #8 in the Coaches Poll and #9 in the AP Poll, while Texas is #6 in the Coaches Poll and #5 in the AP Poll.

Kansas leads the all-time series 36-12, including a 17-2 record in Allen Fieldhouse. The two teams have split the last 8 games, but the Jayhawks have won 14 of the last 18. The last game was a Kansas win in Lawrence in overtime in last year's regular season finale.

Here are the essentials:

How to Watch

Monday, February 6th, 8:00 p.m. CST

Lawrence, KS: Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)

TV: ESPN

- Jon Sciambi (Play-by-Play), Jay Bilas (Analyst), Kris Budden (Reporter)

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

#9/#8 Kansas: 18-5 (6-4 Big 12), KenPom: 11th overall, 27th offense, 27th defense

#5/#6 Texas: 19-4 (8-2 Big 12), KenPom: 9th overall, 27th offense, 27th defense

Line: KU -4.5

O/U: 146.5

Odds via SI Sportsbook

Game Coverage

Texas Preview

Game Predictions from the Blue Wings Rising staff

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Fun Facts

Despite the loss to Iowa State, the Jayhawks are #10 in the NET Rankings with the #1 NET Strength of Schedule. They have 9 Quadrant 1 wins, tied with Purdue for the most in the NCAA.

The 159 points scored in the last six games for Jalen Wilson is the most points by a Kansas player since the Big 12 began. He is still on a historic pace for the Kansas program.