Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/30/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 30, 2023

Venue:  Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX 

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kansas +16.5, Texas -16.5; Over/Under:  61 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kansas +16.5, Texas -16.5; Over/Under:  61 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kansas +16.5, Texas -16.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

Kansas Jayhawks:  4-0 (1-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

Texas Longhorns:  4-0 (1-0) (3rd place, Big 12)

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Kansas Jayhawks:  won their last game at home against the BYU Cougars 38-27.

Texas Longhorns:  won their last game on the road against the Baylor Bears 38-6.

Kansas is entering this game with a 4-0 record overall and they have a 1-0 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against BYU 38-27. Jalon Daniels was the starting QB and he completed 14/19 passes for 130 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Devin Neal led the team in rushing yards with 91. Lawrence Arnold led the receivers with 34 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Austin Booker led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Austin Booker led the defense in sacks with 1.5. Kenny Logan Jr. and Jacobee Bryant each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Texas is entering this game with a 4-0 record overall and they have a 1-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Baylor 38-6. Quinn Ewers was the starting QB and he completed 18/23 passes for 293 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Jonathon Brooks led the team in rushing yards with 106 and 2 TDs. Ja'Tavion Sanders led the receivers with 110 receiving yards on 5 receptions. Anthony Hill Jr. led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Byron Murphy II led the defense in sacks with 2. Jaylan Ford came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Texas listed as a 16.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Texas has looked really good in their games this year with their 4-0 record this season. They have a really good win over Alabama on the road by double digits and they have also blown out their other 3 opponents this season. Kansas has also looked really good in their games as they are also 4-0 but their defense is not as good as Texas' defense as Kansas has been giving up a ton of points in their games. Kansas does have a really good offense but so does Texas and Texas is going to put up a ton of points at home as they shred that Kansas defense. Kansas will have a much tougher time on offense trying to put up points on this good Texas defense and eventually this game will get out of hand like it did last year. The best way to place a bet here is on Texas to cover the spread in this game. 

Kansas Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 30, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Texas 49 Kansas 21.

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Kansas Jayhawks: 47-77 ATS as a road underdog. 13-25 ATS in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 11-2 OVER in road games. 8-1 OVER in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63.

Texas Longhorns: 6-3 ATS as a home favorite of 14.5 to 17 points. 5-1 ATS after allowing 14 points or less last game. 7-3 ATS after a win by 17 or more points. 41-24 OVER after 4 or more consecutive straight up wins. 4-2 OVER as a home favorite of 14.5 to 17 points.

Kansas Jayhawks:  B. Conaway (RB) out for season - Undisclosed.

Texas Longhorns:  C. Hutson (OL) Late Oct - Undisclosed. K. Ross (DL) Late Oct - Undisclosed.

“Sometimes you don't know what you're really stepping into until you're there. Like I told our team, I'm really proud of them when you look at the short time what we've been able to do.” - Lance Leipold after his team’s win against BYU in their last game. 

"I think we can be much better on special teams. I know it wasn't glaring outside of the two muffed punts, but there are other things beyond that. We've got a pretty high standard here on special teams so that will be a point of emphasis of ours this week." - Steve Sarkisian on his team’s special teams coming into this game against Kansas this week. 

WR Arnold, Lawrence 

WR Skinner, Quentin 

WR Grimm, Luke 

TE Fairchild, Mason 

QB Daniels, Jalon 

RB Neal, Devin 

WR Worthy, Xavier 

WR Mitchell, Adonai 

WR Whittington, Jordan 

TE Sanders, Ja'Tavion 

QB Ewers, Quinn 

RB Baxter, CJ

Passing: J. Daniels (705)

Rushing: D. Neal (394)

Receiving: L. Arnold (246)

Touchdowns: D. Neal (6)

Passing: Q. Ewers (1033)

Rushing: J. Brooks (379)

Receiving: J. Sanders (268)

Touchdowns: J. Brooks (4)

Coaches:

Kansas Jayhawks: Lance Leipold (3rd season)

Texas Longhorns: Steve Sarkisian (3rd season)