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Kansas vs. Texas Tech: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

IMG_6598by:Nick Kosko•01/03/23•

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No. 3 Kansas (12-1) and Texas Tech (10-3) square off in Lubbock in a key Big 12 basketball matchup. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on ESPN2, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.

How to watch Kansas and Texas Tech

Tip-off: 9:00 p.m. ET.

Location: Lubbock (Texas)

Channel: ESPN2

Vegas Odds

Kansas is a 2.5 point favorite over Texas Tech, according to the odds at VegasInsider. The total is set at 139.5.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Kansas

Predicted point differential: 2.2

Win probability for Kansas: 58.2%

Matchup quality: 94.0

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. Based on the metrics, this is ESPN’s top rated game Tuesday.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Kansas wins 70-68

Win probability Kansas: 59%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. On paper, this is very close game and each metric gave Texas Tech quite the fair shot to score an upset win at home with a top-three team in the country strolling in.

More on Kansas and Texas Tech

Kansas played sparingly over the last couple of weeks, beating Harvard 68-54 Dec. 22 and edging Big 12 foe Oklahoma State 69-67 on New Year’s Eve. Kansas’ lone loss of the season came Nov. 25 on the road against Tennessee, the current No. 8 team in the country.

With Big 12 play now in full swing, Kansas hits the road again versus West Virginia Saturday before returning home against Oklahoma next Tuesday.

On the flip side, Texas Tech lost to No. 17 TCU on New Year’s Eve 67-61 after a six-game winning streak. Creighton and No. 24 Ohio State were the only other two losses for the Red Raiders this season.

In their last game, Richard Isaacs put up 17 points as the leading scorer for Red Raiders and the team will surely need that type of performance, if not better, to knock off the Jayhawks.