Latest Kansas Odds: College Basketball & College Football
Below are the current futures odds for the Kansas Jayhawks:
| 🏀 Kansas Odds to Win National Championship | +3000 (3.2%) |
| 🏀 Kansas Odds to Make Final Four | +750 (11.8%) |
| 🏀 Kansas Odds to Win Conference | +160 (38.5%) |
| 🏅 Tyran Stokes Odds to Win Wooden Award | +2400 (4.0%) |
| 🏈 Kansas Football to Win National Championship in 2026 | OTB |
| 🏈 Kansas Football to Win Big 12 Championship in 2026 | OTB |
| 🏀 Kansas Women's Basketball to Win National Championship | +12500 (0.8%) |
On the women's side, South Carolina is the national championship favorite at +250.
How Can I Bet on the Kansas Jayhawks?
Kansas has both retail sportsbooks and legal online sports betting. DraftKings, FanDuel, theScore Bet Kansas and several other online sportsbooks are available for customers over 21 years of age. There are a variety of options of sports to bet on, including college basketball and college football, along with types of bets like pre-game, in-game and player props.
Kansas Men's Basketball Schedule 2026-27: Top Upcoming Games & Team Roster
Some of the top upcoming games for the Kansas Jayhawks include No. 23 Kentucky on Nov. 10, a trip to No. 4 UConn on Dec. 12 and a visit to No. 5 Arizona on Feb. 20.
Kansas Basketball Roster: Top Players
Tyran Stokes is the nation's top-ranked prep prospect and leads the incoming class, which also includes Taylen Kinney. Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. return for another season, and transfers Keanu Dawes, Leroy Blyden Jr. and Christian Reeves join the roster.
KU Football Schedule 2026
Kansas football went 5-7 in 2025 and is 3-6 so far in 2026 (1-5 Big 12), with wins over Long Island University, Middle Tennessee and Baylor and losses to Missouri, Arizona State, Utah, Kansas State, TCU and UCF. The Jayhawks visit West Virginia next.
West Virginia (5-4) is a 2.5-point favorite against Kansas at DraftKings, with the game total set at 66.5. The Jayhawks then host No. 12 BYU and close the regular season at Oklahoma State.
Kansas Football Schedule: 2026 Opponents
| Date | Opponent | Spread/Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 4 vs. | Long Island University | W 51-6 |
| Sept. 11 vs. | Missouri | L 21-38 |
| Sept. 19 vs. | Arizona State (Wembley Stadium, London) | L 17-24 |
| Oct. 3 vs. | Middle Tennessee | W 55-0 |
| Oct. 10 at | Utah | L 24-41 |
| Oct. 17 at | Kansas State | L 24-35 |
| Oct. 24 vs. | Baylor | W 25-24 |
| Oct. 31 at | TCU | L 16-22 |
| Nov. 7 vs. | UCF | L 32-33 |
| Nov. 14 at | West Virginia | WVU -2.5 |
| Nov. 21 vs. | BYU | Upcoming |
| Nov. 28 at | Oklahoma State | Upcoming |
Kansas Odds FAQs
The Kansas Jayhawks have +3000 odds to win the national championship at DraftKings Sportsbook, which implies a 3.2% chance. Duke is the national championship favorite at +475, and Kansas has +160 Big 12 title odds, the best in the conference. The Jayhawks are 2-0 after an 89-45 win over Middle Tennessee.
Kansas has won four national championships in basketball, with the most recent victory in 2022 led by head coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 72-69 in the title game to secure their fourth title.
Kansas Athletics says on its website that season tickets for home games are available starting at $550. Allen Fieldhouse is one of the premier venues to watch a college basketball game in America, and the crowd provides a frenzied atmosphere.
Freshmen on Kansas' 2026-27 roster include guard Tyran Stokes, a 6-foot-8 Louisville, Kentucky, native, along with guards Taylen Kinney and Luke Barnett and forward Grant Mordini. Stokes is +2400 to win the Wooden Award at DraftKings.
No, Kansas has never won a national championship in football. The program's high-water mark came in 2007, when the Jayhawks went 12-1, finished No. 7 in the final AP poll and beat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, the school's only major bowl victory.
Lance Leipold is the Kansas football coach. He's been the coach at Kansas since 2021 and has an overall record of 27-35 with the Jayhawks through the 2025 season. His best season came in 2023, when Kansas went 9-4 and won the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, the program's first bowl victory since 2008.
Isaiah Marshall led Kansas in passing in the season opener, throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns against Long Island University. The Kansas Jayhawks are 3-6 this season and are expected to miss the College Football Playoffs this season.
The name of the Kansas football stadium is the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, located at the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kansas. The stadium's capacity is capped at 32,000 fan, but once new upgrades are completed next season, the permanent capacity will be 43,000.
Author
Robert B. Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of the Gambling.com Group team. In his spare time, he runs the largest sports meetup group in Orange County, CA, actively participating in every sport imaginable. He is also a published author of five thriller novels, all available on Amazon.
