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Get ready for a Big 12 battle as the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks and the TCU Horned Frogs will face off at 8 p.m. ET Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas is 23-6 overall and 13-1 at home, while TCU is 19-9 overall and 4-4 on the road. The Horned Frogs won 74-64 when these teams met on Tuesday which ended an eight-game series win streak for Kansas.

The Jayhawks are favored by 11.5 points in the latest Kansas vs. TCU odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 142.5. Before entering any TCU vs. Kansas picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $1,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Kansas vs. TCU. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for TCU vs. Kansas:

  • Kansas vs. TCU spread: Kansas -11.5
  • Kansas vs. TCU over-under: 142.5 points

What to know about TCU

The Horned Frogs are hoping for another win after upsetting Kansas just two days ago. The Jayhawks held a one-point halftime lead but TCU pulled away in the second half, outscoring Kansas 40-29. TCU relied heavily on guard Mike Miles, who had 19 points and six assists.

It was the second win in four days for TCU over a top 10 team as it knocked off No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday. Miles leads the Horned Frogs with 15.4 points per game, which ranks fifth in the Big 12, and Miles' 4.1 assists per game ranks sixth in the conference. TCU has two other players averaging in double figures in juniors Emanuel Miller (10.5) and Damion Baugh (10.4).

What to know about Kansas

One thing holding Kansas back in its Tuesday loss to TCU was the mediocre play of guard Ochai Agbaji, who did not have his best game: he played for 37 minutes with 4-for-17 shooting. The Jayhawks struggled as a team in putting the ball into the hoop as they shot just 37.3 percent from the field, their second-lowest mark of the season. Dajuan Harris Jr. also had a forgettable night as the junior guard went scoreless for the second game in a row, despite 57 minutes of court time over that span.

Agbaji will be looking for a bounch back performance and Kansas needs that in the worst way as the team is very reliant on his 20.1 PPG. That average leads the Big 12 and the Jayhawks' success is very much dependent on Agbaji's production. The team is 19-3 when he scores over 15 points but just 3-3 when he scores under 15.

How to make TCU vs. Kansas picks

The model has simulated Kansas vs. TCU 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins TCU vs. Kansas? And which side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Kansas vs. TCU spread you need to jump on Thursday, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks, and find out.