Coming off a convincing 38-6 win over the Baylor Bears on Saturday in Waco, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns opened as 17.5-point favorites over the Kansas Jayhawks for next week’s game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 2:30 p.m. Central on ABC, according to DraftKings.*
The Longhorns are 4-0 for the first time since 2012 and boast the program’s highest ranking since playing for the national championship in 2009. Under third-year head coach Lance Leipold, the Jayhawks continue to trend positively with a matching 4-0 start. Kansas opened Big 12 play on Saturday with a 38-26 win over BYU in Lawrence and also have a win over Illinois.