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Kansas heads across the border for some still unknown reason (no, it wasn’t money) to take on the irrelevant Tigers of Missouri.

KU enters the contest at 7-1 and ranked #1 in the latest AP Poll, although that will be changing shortly due to the abysmal showing in Omaha on Wednesday. Meanwhile, unranked Missouri is also off to a 7-1 start. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #9 and the Tigers at #59. Notably, KenPom also notes that Missouri has played the weakest schedule so far this season, ranking it 364 (out of 364).

Kansas owns a 176-95 all-time lead over Missouri, with the Jayhawks winning the previous five consecutive meetings. Last time out saw a rather disappointing 73-64 KU win in Lawrence back in December of 2023.

The Jayhawks are coming off a 76-63 loss at Creighton, while the Tigers are coming off a 98-93 home win over Cal.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

#1 Kansas: 7-1, 0-0 Big 12

Missouri: 7-1, 0-0 SEC

Line: Kansas -6.5

How to Watch

Sunday, Dec 8, 12:00 p.m. CST

Columbia, MO: Mizzou Arena (15,061)

TV: ESPN2

– Tom Hart (Play-by-Play), Fran Fraschilla (Analyst)

Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network

– Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), Greg Gurley (Analyst)

Online Streaming: www.espn.com/watch or the ESPN app (requires subscription)

Fun Facts

Under Bill Self, KU is 123-20 following a loss.

KU is just 5-4 all-time in Mizzou Arena, and 66-55 in Columbia.

Bill Self is 19-4 against Missouri while at Kansas, with all four losses coming in Columbia.