Kansas vs TCU Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 9)
Sun, Nov 1, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Kansas is 1-2 with 89 points for and 68 against; TCU is 2-2 with 117 points for and 50 against.
Kansas is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 24.8 scored and 27.4 allowed; most recently losing to Arizona State 17-24 on September 19, 2026. TCU is 3-2 in its last 5, averaging 29.4 scored and 15.4 allowed; most recently losing to UCF 13-21 on September 26, 2026.
Injury report: Kansas lists 16 (Cole Ballard, Injured; Jaylen Mason, Injured; Kory Amachree, Injured; more below); TCU lists 3 (Joe Pitchford, Injured; Cooper Reid, Injured; Joseph Albright, Injured).
Injuries
Kansas
- Cole Ballard: Injured, Shoulder
- Jaylen Mason: Injured, Undisclosed
- Kory Amachree: Injured, Undisclosed
- Justin Thurman: Injured, Undisclosed
- Yasin Willis: Injured, Foot
- Cam Pickett: Injured, Hamstring
- Carson Bruhn: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jailen Butler: Injured, Undisclosed
- Carter Moses: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dakyus Brinkley: Injured, Undisclosed
- David Santiago: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jibreel AlAmin: Injured, Undisclosed
- Bam Crouch: Injured, Hamstring
- Syeed Gibbs: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jahlil Hurley: Injured, Foot
- Brandon Schmelzle: Injured, Undisclosed
TCU
- Joe Pitchford: Injured, Undisclosed
- Cooper Reid: Injured, Undisclosed
- Joseph Albright: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
Kansas
- September 19, 2026: L 17-24 vs Arizona State
- September 11, 2026: L 21-38 vs Missouri
- September 4, 2026: W 51-6 vs Long Island University
- November 28, 2025: L 21-31 vs Utah
- November 22, 2025: L 14-38 at Iowa State
TCU
- September 26, 2026: L 13-21 at UCF
- September 19, 2026: W 31-7 vs Arkansas State
- September 12, 2026: W 63-7 vs Grambling
- August 29, 2026: L 10-15 vs North Carolina
- December 30, 2025: W 30-27 vs USC