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ESPN unveiled its 2027 Big Monday schedule, delivering five straight weeks of ACC and Big 12 doubleheaders from Feb. 1 to March 1 and featuring nine top-25 teams such as Duke, Virginia, Louisville, Miami, Arizona, Kansas, Houston, BYU and Texas Tech.
A Big Monday preview of No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 11 Kansas: Kansas rides a seven-game win streak and the comfort of home court as they host the top Wildcats. The piece leans toward Kansas to win and cites a Kansas moneyline bet as the best play (around +125) and a same-game parlay involving Darryn Peterson and Tre White, while detailing odds such as a spread near Arizona -1.5 / Kansas +1.5, moneylines around Arizona -130 / Kansas +110, and an Over/Under near 153. It also notes Kansas’ strong Big Monday track record (38-0 under Bill Self) and highlights key players and strategic angles for bettors.
Top-ranked Arizona's bid for an undefeated season ended with an 82-78 defeat at No. 9 Kansas, snapping the Wildcats’ program-record 23-game win streak as Kansas pulled away late. Arizona led 45-42 at halftime, but Kansas dominated the second half with an 8-0 run, aided by interior defense. Kansas was led by Flory Bidunga and Melvin Council with 23 points apiece, Bryson Tiller with 18 and Jamari McDowell with 10; Arizona was led by Brayden Burries with 25 and Ivan Kharchenkov with 13, while Jaden Bradley and Koa Peat struggled. Arizona shot 44.4% and 37.1% after halftime and went 8 of 14 from the line compared with Kansas’s 21 of 25. Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson sat out with flu-like symptoms. The Wildcats return home to host No. 16 Texas Tech with ESPN College GameDay on campus.
ESPN has announced its 2026 men's college basketball Big Monday schedule featuring six weeks of doubleheaders with top ACC and Big 12 teams, including matchups between highly ranked programs like Louisville, Duke, Arizona, and Houston, running from January 26 to March 2.