Overview
- Tip-off is 11 p.m. ET at the CU Events Center in Boulder on ESPN, with streaming available on ESPN+.
- Bill Self did not travel after a precautionary hospital visit in which he received IV fluids and was released, and Jacque Vaughn will serve as acting head coach.
- No. 19 Kansas enters 13-5 (3-2 Big 12) after wins over Iowa State and Baylor, while Colorado is 12-6 (2-3) on a three-game losing streak capped by a road loss to West Virginia.
- Sportsbooks price Kansas as a favorite (about -4.5 spread, -200 moneyline, total near 156), and several analysts highlight a first-half play on the Jayhawks around -2.
- Colorado’s 9-2 home record at elevation is viewed as a meaningful factor, and Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson’s past second-half cramping is cited as a potential late-game variable.