A Big 12 battle is on tap between the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas is sitting one game ahead of No. 9 Texas for first place in the Big 12 standings, and Texas Tech is one game ahead of Oklahoma at the bottom of the standings. The Jayhawks are favored by 9 points in the latest Kansas vs. Texas Tech odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 145.5. 

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Now, it has simulated Kansas vs. Texas Tech 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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