Texas Southern Tigers vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 11/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (1-5) are traveling to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday where they will take on the Kansas Jayhawks (6-1).

The Texas Southern Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Samford and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-63 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 15 while Samford recorded 17 personal fouls. They also buried 12 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. Samford finished the game shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by burying 6 of 7 tries. Furthermore, Samford collected 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Samford earned 14 assists and had 11 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Texas Southern allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 30 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 26 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 9 of 15 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Texas Southern walked away from the game having earned a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and converted 8 out of their 16 shots from downtown.

Davon Barnes is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He played for 36 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He accounted for 30 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Texas Southern heads into this game with a win-loss record of 1-5 for the season. They currently have an average of 62.5 pts per contest (342nd in the nation) while going 38.2% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 28.0% on shots from downtown (28 of 100) and 57.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas Southern is snagging 35.5 boards per game and has earned 52 dimes for the season, which ranks 351st in college hoops in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They give up 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 336th in the nation in PPG allowed (78.5). The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (173 of 367) and they surrender 40.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 288th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 92 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took a defeat with a final score of 64-50 when they played Tennessee. The Jayhawks were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. Tennessee was called for 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.7%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Kansas converted 5 out of 21 attempts (23.8%). Overall, the Jayhawks finished 17 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.1%. The Jayhawks permitted Tennessee to knock down 22 out of their 53 tries from the field which had them at 41.5% for the game. They finished shooting 44.4% from downtown by hitting 12 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 10 from the charity stripe (80.0%). With respect to rebounding, Kansas allowed Tennessee to pull down 40 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Jalen Wilson ended up being important for the Jayhawks in the game. He accumulated 14 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for the game. He knocked down 3 of 15 in this game for a rate of 20.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 6-1 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Jayhawks are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is 170th in the country. Kansas has totaled 521 pts so far this year (74.4 per game) and they average 40.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.6 times per contest (24th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per contest. The Jayhawks are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 62.6% from the free throw line.

The Kansas defense concedes 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (52 of 170) and their opponents are making 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 38.4 boards per game, which is ranked 85th and 324th in those categories on the defensive end. The Jayhawks are ranked 145th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.0. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.1% from the floor (47th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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