Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (3-1) are on their way to Allen Fieldhouse on Friday where they will compete against the Kansas Jayhawks (3-0).

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds took the court against Bethesda and earned the victory with a final of 126-67 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunderbirds finished with 15 while Bethesda had 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 32 shots from long range. Bethesda finished 57.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of 7 shots. Moreover, Bethesda collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bethesda distributed 8 assists and had 7 steals for this game. When it comes to defending, Southern Utah allowed 38.6% from the floor on 27 out of 70 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in the game while forcing 23 turnovers and getting 17 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 46 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Thunderbirds knocked down 11 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. Southern Utah wrapped up the contest with a 59.8% field goal percentage (52 out of 87) and converted 11 of their 31 shots from downtown.

Martel Williams is one player who had an impact in the game. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He played 18 minutes played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He racked up 15 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Southern Utah will enter this contest with a mark of 3-1 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a team, Southern Utah is pulling down 46.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 85 assists for the season, which ranks 3rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Thunderbirds are hitting 36.7% on shots from distance (47 of 128) and 65.0% from the free throw line. They average 103.8 points per outing (4th in Division 1) while connecting on 53.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thunderbirds have forced 22.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They give up 30.9% on shots from distance and they are 129th in the country in PPG allowed (64.8). The Thunderbirds defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 38.8% (93 of 240) and they surrender 34.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 268th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 41 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took home the win by a final score of 69-64 when they played Duke. When discussing rebounding, Kansas allowed Duke to grab 38 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 14.3% from distance by going 3 out of 21 and ended up going 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Jayhawks allowed Duke to make 24 out of their 67 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 35.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Jayhawks ended up shooting 31 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3%. In terms of shots from distance, Kansas made 3 out of their 19 tries (15.8%). They were able to make 4 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Duke had 16 fouls for the contest which took the Jayhawks to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Jayhawks earned 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game.

Jalen Wilson was important for the Jayhawks in this matchup. He converted 11 of 26 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 42.3%, and had 11 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 38 mins on the court and added 5 assists in this matchup.

Kansas has a mark of 3-0 for the year. The Jayhawks are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they hit 53.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.3 times per game (8th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. Kansas has tallied 240 points this season (80.0 per contest) and they average 41.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Jayhawks are shooting 49.0% from the field, which ranks 73rd in the nation.

The Kansas defense concedes 23.0% on three-point shots (17 of 74) and their opposition makes 75.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.3 assists and 35.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 106th and 209th in Division 1. The Jayhawks are ranked 102nd in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 62.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.8% from the field (61st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Utah

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