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Everyone is betting the under on the Kansas football win total. Are they right to do so?

By Joshua Schulman

Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold walks out of the newly designed locker room at the Anderson Family Football Complex on Tuesday after talking with members of the media.
Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold walks out of the newly designed locker room at the Anderson Family Football Complex on Tuesday after talking with members of the media. /
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People are betting the under on the Kansas football win total at an alarmingly high rate. Is the pessimism surrounding the Jayhawks warranted?

BetMGM released a list of college football teams that bettors have favored the under on, and the Kansas Jayhawks are at the forefront of it.

According to their website, no school has had more bets placed on their win total under. BetMGM’s line for KU is 6 wins (+100), which is how many games Kansas football won in 2022. However, people are still not buying into third-year head coach Lance Leipold‘s system.

Bettors feel extremely pessimistic about Kansas football

I’m not one to sugarcoat things, so I know that KU has been awful in the past. I couldn’t blame you for placing a wager on the Jayhawks missing a bowl game this season (considering six wins are needed for bowl eligibility).

But the most betted on under total in all of Division I FBS? Seriously? People are just betting off of muscle memory at this point. Kansas has the Preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and four First Team All-Conference players. 17 of 22 starters from last year return. There are even higher expectations for the team a year after they reached the current win total they are set at.

A healthy Jayhawks offense is among the best in the Big 12. There will always be the elephant in the room — KU’s defense — but it can’t get any worse than last year when they allowed 35.5 points per game. Injuries were the downfall of last year’s team, so if players like Jalon Daniels can stay on the field, the ceiling is even higher this season.

I understand the sentiment of opposing fanbases that just think the Jayhawks started off hot last year. A 1-7 finish is pretty unsightly. However, there are much more questionable win totals than that of Kansas football.

What do you think? Is under 6 wins easy money for bettors, or should people be more cautious of wagering on KU’s win total?

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