Omaha Mavericks vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Omaha Mavericks (5-25 last season) are hitting the road to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday where they will compete against the Kansas Jayhawks (34-6 last year).

The Omaha Mavericks played South Dakota State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-79 in their last game of last year. When talking about fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 26 while South Dakota State recorded 15 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. South Dakota State finished the contest at 75.8% when shooting free throws by converting 25 of their 33 tries. In addition, South Dakota State grabbed 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. South Dakota State recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Omaha allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 11 of 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Omaha ended the game having earned a 52.6% FG percentage (30 out of 57) and buried 8 of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Frankie Fidler is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He racked up 34 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 61.1% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Omaha steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a win-loss record of 5-25 last season. They averaged 69.6 points per outing (218th in D-1) while going 43.1% from the field. The Mavericks shot 35.5% on 3-point shots (212 of 597) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a squad, Omaha collected 32.8 rebounds per contest and racked up 328 assists last year, which was 322nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a group committed 19.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks forced 10.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They were 213th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 418 surrendered over the course of last year. The Mavericks defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.0% (869 of 1,809) and they conceded 37.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrendered 39.5% from beyond the arc while they were 358th in the nation in opponents PPG (83.5).

When they last played last year, the Kansas Jayhawks walked away with a victory by a final of 72-69 against North Carolina. In reference to rebounds, Kansas permitted North Carolina to pull down 49 in all (20 on the offensive glass). They shot 21.7% from beyond the perimeter via 5 out of 23 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Jayhawks allowed North Carolina to make 23 out of 73 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.5% for the game. Overall, the Jayhawks ended up shooting 29 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. When talking about three-point shots, Kansas knocked down 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 57.1%. North Carolina committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Jayhawks to the free throw line for 14 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Jayhawks earned 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Remy Martin ended up being a major contributor for the Jayhawks for the contest. He made 5 of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 21 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the matchup.

Kansas had a win-loss record of 34-6 last season. In terms of offensive execution, the Jayhawks connected on 47.8% from the field, which ranked 18th in college basketball. Kansas scored 3,129 points throughout last year (78.2 per contest) and they collected 37.9 boards per game. They earned an assist 15.3 times per game (38th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 12.1 times per contest. The Jayhawks committed 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Jayhawks were ranked 122nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.3. They forced their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (40th in the country). The Kansas defense gave up 29.8% on 3-point attempts (250 of 838) and their opponents knocked down 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 11.8 assists and 33.1 rebounds per game, which had them ranked 110th and 99th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas

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