The Cincinnati Bearcats (19-13) and Kansas Jayhawks (22-9) meet in the 2nd round of the Big 12 Tournament Wednesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Cincinnati vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The 11th-seeded Bearcats slipped past West Virginia in the 1st round 90-85, although it failed to cover as a 9.5-point favorite while the Over (143.5) cashed. It also topped the Mountaineers in the regular-season finale, but the Bearcats are just 3-7 straight up (SU) in the past 10 games. Cincinnati has managed to post a 3-2 against the spread (ATS) mark in the past 5 outings.
Cincinnati could be without F Viktor Lakhin, who turned an ankle in the Kansas State game on March 2, forcing him to miss the past 3 games. He is considered questionable to play. Lakhin averaged 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 27 regular-season games, while hitting 49.8% of his field-goal attempts.
Sixth-seeded Kansas was crushed 76-46 at Houston in the regular-season finale on Saturday, coming nowhere near the cover as a 7.5-point underdog as the Under (139.5) connected. The Jayhawks ended the season on a 1-3 SU/ATS skid in the final 4 contests.