Two Top 25 teams will square off on Monday night when the 4^th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks travel to Lubbock, Texas to face the 23^rd-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders at the United Supermarkets Arena with the game tipping off at 9:00 PM ET and will air on ESPN.

The Kansas Jayhawks enter this game ranked 4^th in the AP Poll and 4^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 19-5 which includes a 7-4 record in the Big 12 which puts them in 3^rd place in the conference while having won three of their last four games including Saturday’s 64-61 win at home against the 13^th-ranked Baylor Bears. The Jayhawks have been an above-average team offensively as they are averaging 78.74 points per game while also being an above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 67.83 points per game which ranks 78^th in college basketball. 

Hunter Dickinson enters this game averaging a double-double with 18.7 points and 11 rebounds per game while also leading the team in blocks with an average of 1.3 blocks per game. The Kansas Jayhawks will look to build off the momentum when they face their 2^nd Top 25 team in a row, the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders enter this game ranked 23^rd in the AP Poll and 23^rd in the Coaches Poll with a record of 17-6 and are tied with the Baylor Bears for 4^th place in the Big 12 with a conference record of 6-4 following Saturday’s 66-59 win at home against the UCF Knights which also ended their three-game losing streak. The Red Raiders have been an above-average team offensively as they are averaging 76.3 points per game which is above the national average of 73.98 points per game while also being an above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 68.86 points per game. 

Pop Isaac has played a pivotal role in the success the Red Raiders have had offensively as he leads the team in scoring and is 2^nd on the team in assists with an average of 16.9 points and 3.7 assists per game. The Texas Tech Red Raiders will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Knights when they host the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night.

BookMaker has the Texas Tech Red Raiders listed as 2-point favorites at home against the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night. Kansas has won eight of the previous ten including the previous four meetings. The teams are 5-5 ATS in the last ten while the Jayhawks have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series. The Kansas Jayhawks are 10-13-1 ATS overall, 2-4 ATS on the road, 2-0 ATS as an underdog, and 5-6 ATS in conference games this season while the Texas Tech Red Raiders are 10-12-1 ATS overall, 6-7 ATS at home, 7-8 ATS as a favorite, and 4-5-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

Both teams are in the Top 25, however, Kansas has been the better team this season and the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the last ten including four straight games against Texas Tech. The Jayhawks have also been the better team at covering the spread most recently in the series, covering the spread in two of the previous three matchups. Take the points with the Kansas Jayhawks when they travel to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Monday night.