Indiana Hoosiers vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN2

Allen Fieldhouse is the location where the Kansas Jayhawks (9-1) will meet the Indiana Hoosiers (8-2) on Saturday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Arizona and ended up losing by a score of 89-75 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game with a 42.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 69) and converted 10 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Hoosiers buried 7 of their 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 18 assists for the contest while creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the field on 31 of 63 shooting. Arizona recorded 21 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. On top of that, Arizona pulled down 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Arizona ended up shooting 68.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 25 attempts. They buried 10 of 25 shots from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Hoosiers walked away with 19 and Arizona totaled 15 personal fouls.

Race Thompson is someone who came through for the game. He shot 42.9% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played 28 minutes and totaled 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Indiana enters this one with a mark of 8-2 this year. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 37.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 177 dimes on the campaign, which is 36th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hoosiers are shooting 36.4% on three-point attempts (71 of 195) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They average 81.4 points per contest (36th in Division 1) while hitting 51.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They currently rank 66th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 108 surrendered this year. The Hoosiers are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.4% (228 of 594) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 30.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 76th in college basketball in opponents points per game (63.8).

For their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks got the win with a final of 95-67 when they played Missouri. In reference to attacking the glass, Kansas allowed Missouri to snag 29 overall (10 offensive). They went 30.0% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). The Jayhawks permitted Missouri to convert 23 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.4% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Jayhawks finished shooting 35 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 57.4%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Kansas converted 10 out of 22 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 78.9%. Missouri committed 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 13 steals for this contest. The Jayhawks snagged 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game.

Jalen Wilson was important for the Jayhawks for the contest. He scored 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the matchup. He made 7 of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and added 10 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 9-1 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Jayhawks are connecting on 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 55th in the nation. Kansas has 794 pts on the campaign (79.4 per game) and they collect 38.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 18.6 times per contest (10th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Jayhawks commit 16.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 66.9% from the charity stripe.

The Jayhawks defensively are ranked 104th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They are able to force 15.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (46th in college basketball). The Kansas defense gives up 29.2% on 3-point attempts (66 of 226) and opponents are making 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.1 assists and 35.2 boards every game, which is ranked 35th and 235th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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