Kansas Jayhawks Basketball at Oklahoma State Cowboys Predictions: Avoid the Trap
The Kansas Jayhawks bounced back from their huge upset last week by pulling away from the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half on Saturday. Now they get to head back on the road and try to avoid an upset against a struggling Oklahoma State Cowboys team.
Oklahoma State surprised Baylor in the first conference game, but still fell in overtime at home. They haven't beaten a team in the top 175 in KenPom, and they haven't been competitive in most of their losses. It doesn't seem like Kansas should be worried about tonight's game at all. But we've seen plenty of weird things in conference already. Can the Jayhawks avoid letting the Cowboys stay in this game?
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Kyle Davis
Check out our Oklahoma State Preview for Kyle's full breakdown and prediction.
Derek Noll
After winning five straight against cupcakes, Oklahoma State has dropped all three conference games to start the slate, and although Kansas has historically had trouble in Stillwater, they are playing the Cowboys at the right time. While Kansas doesn’t force turnovers at an extraordinary rate, Oklahoma State commits them at one, averaging 13.8 per game. In their loss to Iowa State over the weekend, OSU committed 20 turnovers and made 15 field goals. KU needs to apply defensive pressure to these guys early and get them out of their rhythm immediately. If that happens, the Jayhawks have more than enough firepower to create a lead that can’t be caught and cruise to a win. My track record for being right is pretty low right now, so let’s just hope for the best, but I’ll take KU rather easily.
Kansas 80, Oklahoma State 65.
Brendan Dzwierzynski
These games in Stillwater are always a challenge for Bill Self’s teams, but this Oklahoma State squad is bad. Derek outlined some of the specifics, and while I won’t go as far as to say KU gets it done easily, I think the talent differential alone is going to propel Kansas to victory here. Speed them up, turn that into transition buckets and get the hell out of America’s favorite wrestling gymnasium.
Kansas 78, Oklahoma State 66.
Andy Mitts
I would normally be worried about the plan Brendan suggested, as Kansas has struggled both with pace and turnovers, but Oklahoma State is a LOT worse. This is a conference game on the road, so it won't necessarily be a cakewalk, but Oklahoma State is a lot different than UCF. There is no top defense, and the offense doesn't really seem to have a true identity. Get Johnny Furphy out and running and this one could get ugly early.
Kansas 83, Oklahoma State 68.
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