Kansas vs. UCF Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 3

The No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks (10-3, 0-0 Big 12) visit the UCF Knights (11-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Addition Financial Arena, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The Knights are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 152.

Their last time out, Kansas won on Monday 90-61 against Davidson. In the victory, Flory Bidunga paced Kansas with 18 points. UCF is coming off of an 85-80 win against Florida Atlantic in its most recent game on Tuesday. Themus Fulks scored a team-best 24 points for UCF in the victory.

Kansas vs. UCF Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida
• Spread favorite: Kansas -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kansas -215
• Moneyline underdog: UCF +177
• Over/Under: 152 points

How to watch Kansas vs. UCF

• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Kansas vs. UCF

• Three of Kansas' games this season have gone over Saturday's over/under of 152 points.
• Eight of UCF's games have finished with a combined score over 152 points this season.
• The Jayhawks average 75.8 points per game against the Knights' 88.3, totaling 12.1 points over the matchup's total of 152.
• The 138.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 13.8 fewer than the 152 total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Kansas' games is 12.8 fewer points than the over/under of 152 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 11.3 points lower than the average over/under in UCF's games this season (163.3 points).

Betting the Spread: Kansas vs. UCF

• In Kansas' 13 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• The Jayhawks have an against the spread record of 7-1 in their eight games as a favorite of 4.5 points or more so far this season.
• Against the spread, UCF is 6-6-0 this season.
• The Knights have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more two times this year and covered the spread once.
• UCF is 8-1 overall, and 4-5 against the spread, at home.
• As a 4.5-point underdog or more at home, UCF is 4-4 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Kansas vs. UCF

• This season, Kansas has been listed as the moneyline favorite in eight games and won them all.
• The Jayhawks have been at least a -215 moneyline favorite eight times this season and won each of those games.
• Kansas has a 68.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• UCF has been victorious in two of the three contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Knights have been listed as an underdog of +177 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• UCF has an implied victory probability of 36.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.