Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (22-8) are hosting the Kansas Jayhawks (25-5) at Moody Center on Saturday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Texas Tech and earned the victory with a final of 67-63 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Jayhawks walked away with 12 and Texas Tech totaled 15 personal fouls. They converted 3 out of their 16 shots from distance. Texas Tech finished the contest at 71.4% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of 14 tries. Moreover, Texas Tech pulled down 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Texas Tech distributed 9 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. With regard to defense, Kansas allowed the other team to go 41.0% from the floor on 25 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this contest while creating 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 28 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Jayhawks converted 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Kansas walked away from the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (22 of 56) and converted 5 of their 23 three-point shots.

Jalen Wilson is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He played 38 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Kansas steps onto the court with a mark of 25-5 on the year. They currently have an average of 76.1 points per game (74th in the country) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Jayhawks are shooting 34.9% on shots from downtown (213 of 611) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas is pulling in 36.4 rebounds per game and has 514 dimes so far this year, which ranks 9th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jayhawks are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They currently rank 49th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 324 surrendered for the year. The Jayhawks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.1% (720 of 1,750) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 31.6% on shots from downtown while they are 123rd in the nation in points per game allowed (68.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Longhorns took a loss by a final score of 75-73 when they faced TCU. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Texas allowed TCU to get 43 in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished 38.5% from downtown by hitting 5 of 13 and finished the contest at 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Longhorns allowed TCU to convert 26 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% in the matchup. In all, the Longhorns went 25 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 39.1%. When talking about shots from distance, Texas made 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. TCU was called for 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Longhorns were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the game.

Sir'Jabari Rice pitched in for the Longhorns for this game. He recorded 16 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 16 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Texas has a win-loss record of 22-8 this year. The Longhorns commit 18.2 fouls every game while shooting 74.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per contest (17th in the country) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Texas has 2,369 pts on the year (79.0 per game) and they average 34.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Longhorns are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which is 39th in Division 1.

The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 152nd in Division 1 in PPG given up with 69.0. They are forcing 16.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (136th in D-1). The Texas defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from distance (198 of 594) and opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.6 assists and 34.8 rebounds every game, which ranks 99th and 230th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas

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