Scratching my head here trying to figure out why the Jayhawks are indeed the underdogs in this spot? I’m not going to waste too much of my time trying to figure it out, but instead I’m going to react to my gut feeling here that the Mighty Mangino’s take care of business at home and play them on the $$$-Line. Texas A&M by no means deserves to be the favorite in this match-up. They’re coming off a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of in state rival Texas Tech, and are now being asked to bounce back from it on the road as favorites no less. Definitely not a recipe for success. Kansas lost a tough one in OT as well (2nd road OT loss this year) last week to Nebraska, but they gained a sense of self-confidence throughout the contest and will most definitely carry it over into today’s bounce back game. Huge coaching edge goes to the crimson and red as Mangino is leaps and bounds better than this Franchione guy whose done nothing but live on his past success at TCU in his last two coaching stops. KU’s offense exploded last week against a decent Husker stop unit, and should have no problems picking apart an A&M defense that gets absolutely no pressure up front. Look for QB Barmann to find wide open passing lanes and hook up with WR’s Murph, Fields, and TE Fine. Then look for RB Cornish to chew up chunks of yardage to keep the Aggies “D” guessing all game long. Kansas did a great job limiting the Huskers on the ground last week, and have done a great job all year only allowing 89 YPG & 3.1 YPC. Look for the Jayhawks front 7 to be in the grill of A&M QB McGee all day, and force him to beat them with his arm. He hasn’t done it yet this year, and I’m not expecting him to get it done this afternoon either. The Aggies are a woeful 3-12 ATS on the road in the Franchione era, while the Jayhawks are spread winners at home in 10 of their L/13 games in Lawrence. On top of that, Mangino’s club has won 3 of their L/4 home games SU when installed as the underdog!!!

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