Oklahoma State vs. Kansas

The Oklahoma State Cowboys hit a real rough spot when they dropped seven straight games. Partly because of the three-game suspension of Marcus Smart. The Cowboys have otherwise been a 21-4 team, and since the losing streak have put things back together as they have gone 5-1 with the only blemish an overtime loss to Iowa State. Kansas took a blow when Joel Embiid went down with a bad back, and his 11.1 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game will be missed, as well as his 72 blocks and ability to neutralize the paint. The oddsmakers haven't made the proper adjustment here, as Oklahoma State was 21-4 outside of the 7-game funk, and are every bit the equal to a healthy Kansas team, but are better than Kansas without Embiid in the lineup. Play on Oklahoma State straight-up.