Miami Hurricanes vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 3/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+7)

The Miami Hurricanes (26-10) are hitting the road to United Center on Sunday where they will meet the Kansas Jayhawks (31-6). Kansas opens this matchup as 7-point favorites. The total is set at 149.

The Miami Hurricanes faced off with Iowa State and went home with a win by a final score of 70-56 in their last contest. Miami wrapped up the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and made 9 out of their 26 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 9 of their 14 tries for a rate of 64.3%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists for this game while creating 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 36.8% from the field on 25 out of 68 shooting. Iowa State earned 16 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Moreover, Iowa State pulled down 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Iowa State walked away from this one shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 2 of their 4 tries. They also converted 4 out of their 22 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Hurricanes finished with 12 while Iowa State totaled 18 personal fouls.

Kameron McGusty is one player who had an impact in this game. He finished 55.6% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played for 37 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. He scored 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Miami will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 26-10 so far this year. They turn it over 9.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 14.7 fouls per game. As a team, Miami is collecting 30.7 boards per game and has accounted for 516 assists on the year, which is 33rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hurricanes are connecting on 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (254 of 738) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.6 points per contest (80th in the country) while shooting 47.7% from the field.

On defense, the Hurricanes have forced 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 210th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.2). The Hurricanes are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (950 of 2,077) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 355th in college hoops in giving up assists with 544 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Kansas Jayhawks took home the win by a final score of 66-61 when they faced Providence. The Jayhawks earned 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. Providence had 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Jayhawks to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Kansas converted 2 out of 15 tries (13.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Jayhawks finished shooting 22 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. The Jayhawks allowed Providence to knock down 23 out of 68 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 33.8% for the matchup. They finished 17.4% from three-point range by going 4 out of 23 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). When it comes to team rebounding, Kansas permitted Providence to get 32 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Remy Martin ended up having an impact for the Jayhawks for this contest. He racked up 23 points in his 27 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 31-6 this season. The Jayhawks commit 16.1 fouls every game while shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per game (39th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest. Kansas has accounted for 2,900 pts so far this year (78.4 per contest) and they pull down 37.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jayhawks are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is ranked 21st in college basketball.

The Jayhawks are ranked 133rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (59th in college hoops). The Kansas defense allows 30.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (229 of 763) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.0 assists and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 130th and 80th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+7)

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