Kansas Jayhawks vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN

The Colorado Buffaloes (12-6) will compete against the Kansas Jayhawks (13-5) at CU Events Center on Tuesday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Baylor and earned the victory with a final of 80-62 in their last contest. Kansas walked away from the game with a 50.8% FG percentage (32 of 63) and converted 5 of their 17 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Jayhawks buried 11 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to the defense, Kansas let their opponent shoot 36.1% from the floor on 22 of 61 shooting. Baylor earned 9 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. Moreover, Baylor totaled 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Baylor went 70.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 10 attempts. They also converted 11 of their 29 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up with 10 while Baylor totaled 12 personal fouls.

Darryn Peterson is a player who played a role in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 84.6% from the field and earned 3 assists. He played 23 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 11 of 13 shooting.

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Kansas comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.0 pts per game (157th in Division 1) while hitting 47.2% from the floor. The Jayhawks are shooting 35.9% on 3-pointers (142 of 395) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kansas is pulling in 39.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 272 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 155th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.6 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Jayhawks are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 fouls. They are 45th in D-1 in giving up assists with 208 relinquished on the campaign. The Jayhawks are giving up a FG percentage of 38.2% (434 of 1,136) and they relinquish 35.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 28.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 45th in college in opponents points per game (67.5).

For their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-61 when they played West Virginia. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Colorado permitted West Virginia to collect 36 in all (11 offensive). They finished shooting 27.3% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Buffaloes permitted West Virginia to make 26 out of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.0% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Buffaloes finished 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. With respect to 3-point shots, Colorado knocked down 7 out of their 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 71.4%. West Virginia earned 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Buffaloes earned 12 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 18 in this matchup.

Barrington Hargress was important for the Buffaloes in the game. He accumulated 15 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and earned 5 assists in this contest. He knocked down 4 of 10 for the contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Colorado has a mark of 12-6 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Buffaloes are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which is ranked 49th in the nation. Colorado has accumulated 1,497 points for the campaign (83.2 per game) and they pull in 36.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 15.9 times per game (93rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Buffaloes commit 17.3 fouls per contest while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 279th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 77.2. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the floor (260th in college hoops). The Colorado defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (139 of 394) and their opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.1 dimes and 33.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 164th and 99th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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