Howard Bison vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Howard Bison (18-17 last year) are on their way to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday where they will compete against the Kansas Jayhawks (23-11 last season).

The Howard Bison faced off with Wagner and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-68 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Bison finished with 12 and Wagner had 16 fouls. They also made 8 of their 17 shots from long range. Wagner ended up shooting 55.6% when shooting free throws by converting 5 of their 9 attempts. Moreover, Wagner grabbed 27 boards (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wagner recorded 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. With regard to the defense, Howard allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the field on 29 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 27 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bison converted 17 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Howard finished having earned a 38.6% field goal percentage (22 out of 57) and made 7 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Bryce Harris is a player who played a role for the game. He finished shooting 38.5% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 35 mins played and snagged 6 boards. He notched 16 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Howard will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 18-17 last year. They averaged 74.9 points per outing (134th in D-1) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Bison connected on 37.1% on shots from distance (281 of 757) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a group, Howard collected 35.9 rebounds per contest and racked up 485 dimes last year, which had them ranked 93rd in the country in terms of passing. They turned it over 15.5 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bison were able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and they drew 18.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 209th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 431 conceded last year. The Bison defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (913 of 2,035) and they conceded 32.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They gave up 34.0% on three-point shots and they were ranked 252nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.3).

The last time they took the court, the Kansas Jayhawks took a defeat with a final score of 89-68 when they played Gonzaga. The Jayhawks snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. Gonzaga was called for 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Jayhawks to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 55.6%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Kansas converted 9 out of 22 tries (40.9%). When the game finished, the Jayhawks shot 27 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.6%. The Jayhawks permitted Gonzaga to convert 35 out of 58 tries from the field which had them sitting at 60.3% in the matchup. They finished 53.3% from distance by hitting 8 of 15 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 from the charity stripe (73.3%). Regarding rebounding, Kansas allowed Gonzaga to collect 37 overall (8 offensive).

Hunter Dickinson was important for the Jayhawks in this game. He racked up 15 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 4 dimes in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Kansas had a win-loss mark of 23-11 last year. The Jayhawks committed 14.8 personal fouls every game and they shot 72.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 19.0 times per game (1st in the country) and they gave up possession 11.7 times per contest. Kansas earned 2,569 pts over the course of last year (75.6 per game) and they snagged 36.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Jayhawks shot 48.8% from the floor, which was ranked 13th in D-1.

The Kansas defense gave up 34.0% on 3-pointers (289 of 849) and opponents knocked down 69.6% of their free throw shots. They gave up 12.9 dimes and 33.7 boards per contest, which was ranked 172nd and 120th in the nation. The Jayhawks defensively were ranked 107th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (33rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Howard

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