Crucial Big 12 clash features Kansas at Oklahoma

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02/23/2009 - Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top spot in the Big 12 is on the line this evening in Norman, as the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Oklahoma Sooners in the battle of top-25 rivals at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Kansas is seeking its fifth straight Big 12 regular season crown and has certainly kept itself in the hunt, winning 11 of its first 12 league tilts. The Jayhawks bring a modest three-game win streak into this contest and are coming off a 70-53 win over Nebraska this past weekend.

The Sooners have been one of the most impressive teams in the country this year, with a mere two losses on the season. However, after winning the first 11 conference games on the docket, Oklahoma suffered its first defeat this past weekend, falling in Austin, to the Texas Longhorns, 73-68. The loss halted a 13-game win streak for OU and dropped the team into a tie with Kansas atop the league standings.

Kansas holds a 133-64 edge in the all-time series and has claimed victory in four straight meetings entering this contest. Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas has won 12 of the 16 meetings with Oklahoma.

The defending national champions have seen a great deal of turnover from last year's squad, but the results have been similar, with Kansas thriving at both ends of the floor. The team certainly has enough offensive depth, rolling up 77.0 ppg this year, while also showing the ability to play tight defense, giving up a mere 64.3 ppg. Veteran guard Sherron Collins is the leader on the court and really brings this team together, both with his scoring prowess (18.0 ppg), as well as his distribution skills (135 assists). Cole Aldrich is a formidable presence down low, with his double-double average of 15.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per outing. Talented freshmen like Tyshawn Taylor (9.1 ppg) and Marcus Morris (7.6 ppg) have bright futures in Lawrence and will be instrumental to the team the rest of the way. It was once again the combination of Collins and Aldrich that led the charge against the Cornhuskers on Saturday, as Collins hit 8-of-12 shots from the floor to lead all scorers with 22 points. Aldrich recorded his 15th double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

The most important player in the country for any team has to be national player of the year candidate Blake Griffin. So when the big man left the game against Texas on Saturday with a concussion, it was no surprise that the Longhorns were able to earn a hard-fought victory over the Sooners. Griffin played just 11 minutes in the game and finished with a mere two points. Willie Warren did his best to keep his team rolling, hitting six three-pointers and tallying a game-high 27 points. Tony Crocker added 14 points in support, but without Griffin inside, OU lost the battle on the boards (36-35). The 6-10 sophomore is questionable for this game, but just how effective he will be if he is able to suit up is anyone's guess. When at full strength, there is no player in the nation who can contain him. Griffin leads the country with 22 double-doubles on the season and is currently averaging 22.0 points and 13.8 rebounds per game. Warren (15.4 ppg) and Crocker (10.2 ppg) definitely benefit from all the attention that must be paid to Griffin in the paint. The pair has combined for 100 of the team's 190 three-pointers to date.

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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

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Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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