Kansas Jayhawks vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Michigan State Spartans (2-0) will play the Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with North Carolina and took home the win by a score of 92-89 in their last contest. Kansas ended with a 48.7% FG percentage (37 of 76) and buried 6 of their 21 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Jayhawks buried 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about defense, Kansas let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 of 63 shooting. North Carolina doled out 13 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. Additionally, North Carolina totaled 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina ended up shooting 90.3% at the free throw line by making 28 of their 31 tries. They buried 7 of 23 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Jayhawks finished with 21 while North Carolina finished the game with 21 fouls.

Zeke Mayo is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Kansas heads into this game with a record of 2-0 on the campaign. They cough up possession 9.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Kansas is collecting 36.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 38 assists on the campaign, which is 85th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Jayhawks are connecting on 39.5% on 3-pointers (17 of 43) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 89.5 pts per contest (66th in Division 1) while hitting 53.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Jayhawks are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They surrender 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 221st in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.0). The Jayhawks are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.5% (49 of 121) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 184th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 25 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Michigan State Spartans went home victorious with a score of 96-60 against Niagara. The Spartans snagged 28 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Niagara committed 22 fouls in this game which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, Michigan State converted 6 out of 18 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Spartans ended up shooting 35 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.2%. The Spartans permitted Niagara to make 20 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.7% for the game. They finished 34.6% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up going 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). With respect to rebounding, Michigan State permitted Niagara to collect 23 in total (5 offensive).

Jaxon Kohler was important for the Spartans for this game. He converted 8 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 13 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 17 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Michigan State has a mark of 2-0 for the season. The Spartans are committing 15.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.5 times per contest (26th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. Michigan State has accumulated 177 pts so far this year (88.5 per game) and they pull in 46.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spartans are connecting on 50.8% from the field, which is ranked 71st in the nation.

The Spartans defensively are ranked 47th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 58.5. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 32.5% from the field (16th in college basketball). The Michigan State defense gives up 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (17 of 53) and their opponents are converting on 76.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.0 dimes and 29.5 rebounds per contest, which is 82nd and 60th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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