Kansas vs. TCU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 6
06 January 2026

The No. 22 Kansas Jayhawks (10-4, 0-1 Big 12) host the TCU Horned Frogs (11-3, 1-0 Big 12) at Allen Fieldhouse, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The Horned Frogs are 8-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 143.5.
Kansas lost its most recent outing 81-75 against UCF on Saturday. Darryn Peterson scored a team-leading 26 points for Kansas in the loss. In its last outing on Saturday, TCU secured a 69-63 win over Baylor. Micah Robinson's team-high 13 points paced TCU in the win.
Kansas vs. TCU Odds and Game Time
- When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas
- Spread favorite: Kansas -8
- Moneyline favorite: Kansas -379
- Moneyline underdog: TCU +295
- Over/Under: 143.5 points
How to watch Kansas vs. TCU
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Kansas vs. TCU
- Kansas and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total of 143.5 points seven times this season.
- In TCU's 14 games this season, five finished with more combined points than Tuesday's over/under of 143.5.
- Together, the two teams combine for 155.3 points per game, 11.8 points more than the over/under of 143.5 for this game.
- The 129.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 14.3 fewer than the 143.5 over/under in this contest.
- Kansas has seen a 140.4 average over/under in its games this season, 3.1 less than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this matchup is 0.6 points lower than the average over/under in TCU's games this season of 144.1.
Betting the Spread: Kansas vs. TCU
- Kansas is 9-5-0 against the spread this year.
- So far this season, the Jayhawks have been installed as favorites by an 8-point margin or more five times and are 4-1 ATS in those matchups.
- TCU has played 14 games, with eight wins against the spread.
- The Horned Frogs have been underdogs by 8 points or more once this season and covered the spread.
- Kansas is 5-1 overall, and 4-2 against the spread, at home.
- At home, as a 8-point favorite or more, Kansas is 4-1 ATS.
Betting the Moneyline: Kansas vs. TCU
- This season, Kansas has been moneyline favorites nine times and won eight of those games.
- The Jayhawks are undefeated in five games this season when favored by -379 or more on the moneyline.
- Kansas has a 79.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- TCU has been a moneyline underdog in three games this season and has come away with the win two times (66.7%) in those contests.
- The Horned Frogs have played as an underdog of +295 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that TCU has a 25.3% chance of pulling out a win.
Dunkel Index Prediction for Kansas vs. TCU
- Pick ATS: Kansas (- 8)
- Pick OU:
Over (143.5)
- Prediction: Kansas 78 - TCU 68
