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Big 12 Tournament Texas Tech vs. Kansas line, picks: College basketball odds, predictions for Saturday's final from advanced computer model

SportsLine's projection model generated selections for Saturday's Big 12 championship matchup between the Red Raiders and Jayhawks

It's a heavyweight showdown for the title on Saturday in Kansas City as the sixth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks face the No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 Tournament championship game. The Red Raiders (25-8) edged Oklahoma 56-55 in Friday's semifinal at T-Mobile Arena, while the Jayhawks (27-6) cruised past TCU 75-62.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Jayhawks are a two-point favorites in the latest Texas Tech vs. Kansas odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the Over-Under is set at 134.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before you make any Kansas vs. Texas Tech picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $1,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows the Jayhawks are the Big 12 regular-season co-champions and have one of the nation's top offenses. They won their two tournament games by a combined 37 and average 78.7 points (15th in the nation) and win by an average of 10.5 (17th). Ochai Agbaji, the Big 12 Player of the Year, scores 19.8 per game and hits 40.3 percent from 3-point range. He also is one of four KU players who average at least five rebounds. Christian Braun averages 14.6 points and 6.4 boards and hits 38.4 percent from long range.

The model also has taken into account that the Red Raiders are one of the best defensive teams in Division I and have given the Jayhawks fits. They won the first meeting between the teams 75-67 on Jan. 8 and lost 94-91 in double-overtime in the rematch in Lawrence three weeks later. TTU has its own All-Big 12 player in Bryson Williams, who averages 13.6 points and scored 55 over the two matchups this season. The Red Raiders allow just 59.9 points per game (sixth in Division I) and outscore opponents by 12 points (11th). 

Now, the model has broken down the Texas Tech vs. Kansas matchup from every angle and revealed its results. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

Who wins Texas Tech vs. Kansas on Saturday in the Big 12 Tournament final? And which side of the spread hits in nearly 60 percent of simulations? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the Kansas vs. Texas Tech spread you should be all over Saturday, all from the model on a roll on college basketball picks!

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