Bragging rights will be on the line at Reed Arena on Wednesday as Kansas travels to meet Texas A&M in a Big 12 showdown. Tip-off will be at 9:00 EST and you can see it on ESPN2.
Kansas is in 1st place in the conference, Texas A&M is in 8th place. Also, if the Jayhawks win here, they would hold steady in the AP, where they're currently ranked #4. The Jayhawks are 22-5 overall and are 12-2 in the Big 12. The Aggies maintain a record of 13-13 and are 4-10 in the conference.
The edge here goes to Kansas. Kansas, with a road record of 6-2, will challenge any home-court advantage and the 11-5 home record for Texas A&M. We're going with the RPI for this one, which has the Jayhawks ranked #6 and above the Aggies at #163. Also, Kansas has won four straight, and believes it can add to that.
Kansas can find a key statistical edge over Texas A&M in one area, scoring, where the Jayhawks outperform the Aggies, 75 pts/game to 61 pts/game.
Kansas has already played Texas A&M this season, back on January 23rd, and won 64-54. Last year the Jayhawks beat the Aggies 64-51. Over the last four seasons, Kansas is 7-0 against Texas A&M, including 2-0 at Reed Arena.
StatSmack! Kansas is better than Texas A&M
- Elijah Johnson is ranked 8th in the Big 12 in assists and ranked 3rd in the Big 12 in steals
- Kansas scores more (on and off the court) (75.0 per game vs 61.4 per game) than Texas A&M this season.
- Lawrence isn't as congested as College Station (population is significantly lower).
- Obviously, AP Voters agree that Kansas is superior to Texas A&M (Latest AP Poll: #4 vs Not Ranked).
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