The No. 12-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is set to play host to Houston on Saturday. KU beat TCU on Wednesday, while UH beat Utah. When/where: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence

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The Kansas Jayhawks head back on the road to avoid falling any further behind the leaders in the Big 12 race. Standing in the way are the TCU Horned Frogs, who just finished a huge comeback in a rivalry game over the weekend.

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Kansas basketball went through another Big 12 Conference test on Saturday. Here is what happened during this game against Houston.

Kansas 38, Houston 31. Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson leads all scorers with 12 points. The Jayhawks are 15-of-31 from the field, 5-of-13 from downtown and 4-of-7

Big 12 leaders meet for conference bragging rights. We continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Kansas prediction and pick.

Kansas must prioritize containing Cryer, especially in transition and off screens. Guarding him will likely be a group effort, with Dajuan Harris Jr. expected to take on the primary defensive assignment. Harris’ ability to disrupt ball-handlers and contest shots will be critical in limiting Cryer’s impact.

After overcoming a double-digit deficit on the road, the Kansas Jayhawks return to Allen Fieldhouse for a matchup with No. 7 Houston in a game with major Big 12 title implications. Line: TBD (KenPom projects Houston to win 64-63)

It’s always Kansas that makes the miraculous play, the wild comeback, justifies the “Beware of the Phog” banner that hangs in the rafters. Once her husband led by 16 points as the coach at Oklahoma in this building. He lost that one. Sampson had coached eight times at Allen Fieldhouse, and he’d lost eight times.