Allen Fieldhouse – Lawrence, KS
Tip-off: Monday, 9:00 p.m. ET
Line: Kansas -6.5, Total: 156

Undefeated Oklahoma visits Kansas Monday night in a battle of what should be the top-two teams in the nation when the polls come out Monday.

The Sooners (6-4 ATS overall, 3-2 ATS away) are a perfect 12-0 in the SU column, but they have given up a hefty 78.3 PPG during a three-game losing skid, which is much greater than the 67.5 PPG they allow for the season. The Jayhawks (8-2 ATS, 4-1 ATS home) are riding an 11-game SU win streak, which includes five consecutive ATS victories by at least 13 points each. This series has been dominated by the home team recently with six of the past seven meetings won by the host. All 11 matchups at Lawrence since 1998 have been won SU by Kansas, but Oklahoma is a nearly even 5-6 ATS during this drought. Both schools have favorable betting trends for Monday night, as the Sooners are 16-6 ATS versus excellent teams (45%+ FG, 42% or less FG allowed) in the past three seasons, and 9-2 ATS as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points under head coach Lon Kruger. But the Jayhawks are 35-15 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points under head coach Bill Self and they are also a perfect 6-0 ATS in the past two seasons after two straight wins by 15+ points. The only notable injury is Oklahoma F Ryan Spangler, who injured his knee in Saturday's win, but is listed as probable for Monday.

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Oklahoma is an excellent offensive team with 87.0 PPG (6th in nation) on 48.1% FG (35th in D-I) and 45.3% threes (3rd in nation). The club also leads Division-I in defensive rebounds per game (32.3) and holds a strong +7.9 RPG margin (25th in nation). The Sooners are also a good passing team with 15.8 APG (65th in D-I) and only 12.1 turnovers per game (87th in nation), but they force a paltry 11.2 turnovers per contest (311th in D-I). Although the defense allows a pedestrian 67.5 PPG (103rd in nation), it does hold opponents to a low 37.0% FG (9th in D-I) and 29.0% threes (20th in nation). The team's biggest scoring threat is G Buddy Hield, whose 24.7 PPG ranks fourth in Division-I. Hield is shooting lights-out from everywhere at 50% FG, 49% threes (6th in nation) and 91% FT (15th in D-I) for the season, and is currently averaging an eye-popping 28.5 PPG during his past six contests where he has netted at least 22 points in all six. Hield also grabs 5.3 RPG and produces 1.4 SPG on the defensive end. Although the senior dropped 26 points in Lawrence last season, he made only 7-of-19 shots (37%) including 4-of-13 threes. The Sooners have three other double-digit scorers in G Jordan Woodard (13.9 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.8 SPG), G Isaiah Cousins (13.3 PPG, 4.8 APG, 4.5 RPG) and F Ryan Spangler (11.1 PPG, 10.2 RPG). Like Hield, Woodard is also deadly from anywhere on the court with shooting percentages of 48% FG, 53% threes and 90% FT (20th in nation). These numbers are way up from the 36% FG and 25% threes that Woodard produced last season, and he is coming off two huge shooting games where he's averaged 21.0 PPG on 64% FG (14-of-22) and 60% threes (6-of-10). Cousins is a heady point guard with a sparkling 2.8 Assist/Turnover ratio this season, and has dished out at least four assists in eight straight contests. He is also an accomplished scorer with at least 10 points in 10-of-12 games this season and is knocking down a career-high 46% threes, which is much higher than his mere 40% clip from inside the arc. Spangler not only makes 61% FG with many close-range tries, but he has also knocked down 45% of his threes (13-of-29). The 6-foot-8, 234-pound senior has already racked up five double-doubles, including a monster performance of 20 points and 12 rebounds in Saturday's win over Iowa State. Spangler also had a double-double in Lawrence last season (13 points, 10 rebounds) before posting nine points and 11 boards versus Kansas in Norman.

Kansas also has an explosive offense that generates 88.3 PPG (3rd in nation) on 51.6% FG (5th in D-I) and 46.0% threes (2nd in nation). The offense is also very efficient with 18.6 APG (13th in D-I) and only 11.1 TOPG (39th in nation), which equals a stellar 1.7 Ast/TO ratio (11th in D-I). The defense is also very strong in allowing just 65.0 PPG (52nd in nation) on 39.1% FG (45th in D-I) and 31.0% threes (66th in nation), and the Jayhawks help themselves greatly with 8.5 steals per game (27th in D-I) and 15.8 forced turnovers per game (37th in nation). Rebounding is also strong at +5.9 RPG (52nd in D-I), but the team has produced only 10.5 offensive RPG (217th in nation). Like Oklahoma, Kansas has four main scorers it relies on with G Wayne Selden Jr. (15.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.0 SPG), F Perry Ellis (15.2 PPG, 6.2 RPG), G Frank Mason III (13.1 PPG, 5.5 APG, 4.0 RPG, 1.8 SPG) and G Devonte' Graham (10.5 PPG, 3.5 APG, 1.9 SPG). Selden has been unbelievable from long range this season in making 55% threes (3rd in nation), which is way up from his 37% clip from last season. The junior is coming off a huge 24-point, 5-rebound, 4-assist performance in Saturday's blowout of Baylor, but had major trouble scoring versus Oklahoma last season with only five points on 2-of-16 shooting in the two meetings. The senior Ellis has made 53% of his shots this season, which is a huge improvement from the 46% clip from last season. He has scored at least a dozen points in eight straight games and has made at least half of his shots in four consecutive contests. The junior Mason has a career-high 48% FG clip and is riding a streak of three straight double-figure scoring games, while Graham has been outstanding in running the offense with a 5.0 Assist/Turnover ratio this season (6th in nation). The sophomore has 10 assists and only one turnover in the past three games combined.