Kansas Jayhawks vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas (-6)

The Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) are headed to United Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Kentucky Wildcats (2-0). Kansas opens this matchup as -6-point favorites. The total is set at 150.5.

The Kansas Jayhawks played Manhattan and earned the victory with a final of 99-61 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Jayhawks finished with 15 and Manhattan totaled 16 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 26 attempts from 3-point land. Manhattan went 63.6% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 11 tries. Additionally, Manhattan pulled down 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Manhattan earned 10 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Kansas allowed the other team to shoot 33.8% from the field on 23 of 68 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 43 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Jayhawks converted 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Kansas finished with a 56.7% FG percentage (38 of 67) and converted 10 of 26 3-pointers.

Hunter Dickinson is a player who came through in the game. He notched 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 20 mins and also grabbed 8 boards. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Kansas will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the season. They average 99.0 pts per contest (12th in Division 1) while hitting 62.6% from the field. The Jayhawks are shooting 46.9% on three-point attempts (23 of 49) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kansas is collecting 41.0 boards per game and has accounted for 59 assists this season, which is 3rd in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Jayhawks are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 41st in college basketball in points per game allowed (58.5). The Jayhawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 34.4% (43 of 125) and they surrender 27.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 59th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 17 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 81-61 against Texas A&M Commerce. The Wildcats were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 3 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. Texas A&M Commerce committed 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 10 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Kentucky buried 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats finished shooting 32 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8%. The Wildcats permitted Texas A&M Commerce to bury 23 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.1% for the matchup. They went 37.0% from distance by shooting 10 of 27 and ended up going 5 of 11 at the free throw line (45.5%). Concerning attacking the glass, Kentucky permitted Texas A&M Commerce to get 29 in total (6 offensive).

Antonio Reeves ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the game. He knocked down 8 of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in the matchup.

Kentucky has a mark of 2-0 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which ranks 102nd in the nation. Kentucky has 167 pts for the year (83.5 per game) and they collect 39.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per contest (142nd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 4.5 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 10.5 personal fouls every game and they go 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 18th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 53.5. They have forced 16.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.6% from the floor (70th in Division 1). The Kentucky defense surrenders 30.0% on 3-pointers (15 of 50) and opponents are converting on 62.5% of their foul shots. They give up 11.0 assists and 33.0 boards per game, which ranks them 148th and 124th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas (-6)

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