Kansas vs. Texas: Can Kansas Cover as a 16.5-Point Underdog?
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00:02 >> 3.30 PM Eastern here, kickoff deep in the heart of Texas here.
00:06 It's Kansas and Texas and how about this, 94 degrees at kickoff down at Darryl King
00:11 Royal Stadium.
00:12 Take a look at this opening line too, Ben.
00:14 Minus 19 and a half at the FanBlue Sportsbook, now seeing 16 and
00:17 a halves across the board.
00:19 A total also that opened up at 64, now down to 61 and a half, Kansas, Texas.
00:23 What's the deal?
00:25 DRS Kansas this year a perfect 2-0 against the number versus power five teams.
00:30 Both booked as a favorite the first time for the Jayhawks as an underdog this year.
00:35 Texas last week in their Big 12 opener, knocking off Baylor,
00:38 winning 38 to 6 in Waco as a 17 and a half point favorite.
00:44 But DRS Kansas ranks in the top five of all major stat categories defensively in
00:49 the Big 12.
00:50 Scoring, they're outside of that, but rushing, total, and passing defense,
00:55 I think KU is better than giving credit for.
00:58 I don't know if they win this game outright, Donnie, but
01:00 I think they can cover as a 16 and a half point underdog.
01:04 A key for Kansas will be the dynamic quarterback play of Jalen Daniels.
01:10 Last week, Texas defensively held Baylor to only 60 yards on the ground
01:14 on 31 rushing attempts.
01:17 If Kansas, with Devin Neal, the running back, and Jalen Daniels,
01:20 their quarterback can make some moves, DRS,
01:23 I think Kansas puts up enough points to stay within this number.
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