Data Skrive:
On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, the Kansas Jayhawks (1-5) will take on the Houston Cougars (2-4).
The Jayhawks are the favorites (-5.5) in their game against the Cougars, with the over/under at 46 points. (On the moneyline, the Jayhawks are -207 and the Cougars are +169.)
Read on for our betting preview for this season, and uncover all of our expert predictions here, too!
Kansas -5.5 vs. Houston
Kansas vs. Houston Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Jayhawks (-5.5)
- Moneyline: Jayhawks (-207), Cougars (+169)
- Total: 46 points
Kansas vs. Houston Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Jayhawks are winless in five games. The Jayhawks are winless in two games against the spread when favored by 5.5 points or more. In three games as a moneyline favorite, Kansas has not yet won (0-3). Houston has three wins against the spread in six opportunities this season (3-3-0). The Cougars have covered the spread in two games as underdogs by 5.5 points or more (in three opportunities). Houston is the moneyline underdog for the fifth time this year and is 1-3 in that role.
Kansas vs. Houston Recent Stats and Trends
Kansas Jayhawks
- Kansas is winless against the spread and 0-3 overall in its past three contests.
- Kansas’ past three games have gone over the total.
- Kansas and its opponents have combined to score an average of 55 points in its last three games, nine more than the 46 over/under in this matchup.
Houston Cougars
- Houston has one win against the spread, and is 0-3 overall, in its past three contests.
- In its past three games, Houston has not hit the over once.
- Houston has averaged a total of 47.3 combined points over its last three games, 1.3 greater than this game’s total of 46.
Kansas vs. Houston Key Players
Kansas Jayhawks
- Jalon Daniels has thrown for 1,065 yards while completing 54% of his passes (87-for-161), with seven touchdowns and eight interceptions (177.5 yards per game). He’s also run the ball 38 times for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
- Devin Neal has churned out a team-high 584 rushing yards (97.3 per game) plus five touchdowns.
- Daniel Hishaw Jr. has rushed for 310 yards (51.7 YPG), with three touchdowns on the ground.
- Luke Grimm has reeled in 33 passes for a team-high 354 yards plus four touchdowns. He averages 59 receiving yards per game.
- Quentin Skinner has 14 catches for 235 yards (39.2 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Lawrence Arnold has caught 16 passes on 28 targets for 214 yards and one touchdown.
- Jereme Robinson has registered a team-leading 3.5 sacks, while adding five TFL and nine tackles.
- Over the course of his current campaign, Ra’Mello Dotson has 26 tackles, one TFL, and three interceptions, and leads the team in both interceptions and tackles.
Houston Cougars
- Donovan Smith has 694 passing yards (115.7 per game) and a 66.1% completion percentage, throwing two touchdown passes and five interceptions. He also has 114 rushing yards on 48 carries (with two touchdowns), averaging 19 yards per game.
- Stacy Sneed has rushed for a team-leading 235 yards on 40 attempts (39.2 yards per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- So far this season Re’Shaun Sanford II has run for 208 yards on 40 carries (34.7 yards per game), with one touchdown. Sanford also makes an impact in the passing game, catching eight passes for 96 (19.2 yards per game).
- Stephon Johnson Jr. has grabbed 18 passes for a team-high 202 yards and one touchdown. He has been targeted 24 times, and averages 33.7 yards per game.
- Joseph Manjack IV has added 12 receptions (on 15 targets) for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
- Maliq Carr has 121 receiving yards on 10 receptions (14 targets).
- This season Michael Batton has team-high numbers in both sacks and tackles, recording three sacks, four TFL and 35 tackles.
- A.J. Haulcy has a team-high three interceptions and has tacked on 28 tackles and three passes defended in six games this season.