Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Monday, February 7, 2022

Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN

Frank Erwin Center is the site where the Texas Longhorns (17-6) will attempt to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (19-3) on Monday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Baylor and earned the victory with a final of 83-59 in their last game. Kansas ended the game having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 out of 62) and converted 5 out of their 20 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jayhawks buried 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 assists for the game as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning defense, Kansas allowed the other team to go 29.6% from the floor on 21 of 71 shooting. Baylor earned 10 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Baylor totaled 35 rebounds (15 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Baylor walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 14 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 13 while Baylor totaled 18 fouls.

Jalen Wilson is a player who played a role in this game. He went 70.0% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes. He played for 29 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 15 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Kansas heads into this game with a record of 19-3 for the season. They have an average of 80.2 pts per game (19th in Division 1) while connecting on 49.2% from the field. The Jayhawks are shooting 36.0% on three-point attempts (163 of 453) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas is snagging 37.3 boards per contest and has earned 360 dimes on the season, which is 36th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a team they commit 15.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jayhawks are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are surrendering 30.6% on shots from distance and they are 148th in the country in opponents PPG (67.8). The Jayhawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.1% (550 of 1,307) and they concede 31.4 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 131st in the nation in allowing assists with 258 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 63-41 when they played Iowa State. The Longhorns were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Iowa State committed 11 fouls for this contest which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to knock down 4 of those for a clip of 50.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Texas knocked down 9 of 23 attempts (39.1%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns shot 25 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.9%. The Longhorns permitted Iowa State to convert 14 of 49 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 28.6% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 13.3% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 2 out of 15 and finished the game at 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Texas allowed Iowa State to pull down 30 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Andrew Jones was important for the Longhorns for this game. He accumulated 14 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for this contest. He converted 5 of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Texas has a mark of 17-6 for the year. The Longhorns are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game and they go 75.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per contest (121st in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. Texas has accumulated 1,569 pts on the season (68.2 per contest) and they pull in 33.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Longhorns are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which has them ranked 97th in college basketball.

The Texas defense gives up 30.5% on shots from distance (122 of 400) and opponents are knocking down 62.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 9.1 dimes and 30.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 6th and 27th in the nation. The Longhorns on defense are ranked 1st in the nation in PPG surrendered with 54.9. They are able to force 15.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (35th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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