World Cup betting players don’t have to worry about team turnover like college basketball squads do, and two Big 12 powers will be out to replace some important players.

Kansas

The Jayhawks crashed out bitterly in the second round against Cinderella, as known as Northern Iowa, and now they have to go on without guards Sherron Collins and Xavier Henry, along with center Cole Aldrich.  But there is still a lot of talent in Lawrence, like the Morris brothers, Marcus and Markieff, and there is a great group of guards in Tyshawn Taylor, Brady Morningstar and incoming freshman Josh Selby, who could end up going Henry’s route and jumping to the NBA after only one year.  They also have one of the best coaches in the nation in Bill Self, so expect the Jayhawks to be in the national hunt once again.

Texas

The Longhorns will be without center Dexter Pittman and forward Damion James, and they were stung when a Texas native, Zach Peters, chose to go to Kansas instead.  Now, it looks like the onus is on Gary Johnson, who doesn’t have the prettiest Nortbhet offensive game in the world.  This could mean big minutes for incoming freshman Tristan Thompson, who earned high marks from recruiters.  Guard Avery Bradley also left after one year in Austin, which means more shots for J’Covan Brown and Jordan Hamilton.  The trio battled for shots all season, and they weren’t even that successful at shooting the rock.  Dogus Balbay and Varez Ward look to be in the running to take over at the point, but overall, we would beware of placing an online sports bet on Texas next year.