No. 8 Kansas vs. Oklahoma State predictions: Odds, recent stats, trends and best bets for February 18

After a couple underwhelming seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks (19-6, 9-3) are back in the hunt for a Big 12 Title and deep run in the NCAA Tournament this year. Bill Self revamped his roster bringing in nine newcomers including Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year Darryn Peterson and has his Jayhawks playing well. After dropping 2-of-their-first 3 conference games, the Jayhawks ripped off eight wins – tied for the 7th longest in Division I this season. The streak included victories over ranked opponents Iowa State, BYU & Texas Tech. The eighth win of the streak is one of the games of the year, as the Jayhawks dealt 23-0, No. 1-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78. Peterson was a late scratch due to the flu, so Flory Bidunga & Melvin Council Jr. led the upset. Kansas is 7-6 vs. Quad 1 and 6-0 vs. Quad 2. The Jayhawks are 14 in NET and own the 2nd hardest strength of schedule, behind Auburn. They have 4 Quad 1 and 1 Quad 2 games left.

Year 2 under Steve Lutz saw the Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-9, 4-8) surge to a 9-0 start before falling to in-state rival Oklahoma, marking their best start and longest win streak in nearly 20 years (11-0 in 2006–’07). Over the 16 games since, they’ve gone 7-9. After their win over Grand Canyon – the 9th of their season-opening win streak, they sat at No. 50 in the NET ranking and in position to claim an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. They’ve dropped like a rock and out of the projected field since, now sitting at 72 in NET. They grabbed a Quad 1 victory on Feb. 4 over No. 16 BYU, 99-92 behind Anthony Roy’s season-high 30 points. The road to redemption and a chance at their first Big Dance since 2021, starts at Kansas which begins a closing stretch including 1 Quad 2 & 5 Quad 1 games.

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Kansas had its 8-game win streak snapped Saturday with a 74-56, road loss at No. 5 Iowa State. The Jayhawks shot 31.6% in the 2nd half, including just 1-8 on 3-pointers. They had 10 first half turnovers. The 18-point loss…

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