Samford Bulldogs vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 3/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Samford Bulldogs vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Samford (+10)

The Kansas Jayhawks (22-10) will try to defeat the Samford Bulldogs (29-5) at Delta Center on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. Samford opens as 10-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 152.5.

The Samford Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against East Tennessee State and took home the win by a score of 76-69 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 24 and East Tennessee State recorded 29 fouls. They also converted 6 of 23 shots from distance. East Tennessee State finished the game at 51.7% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 29 tries. Moreover, East Tennessee State grabbed 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. East Tennessee State totaled 8 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Samford let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the field on 24 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 25 of 37 shots for a percentage of 67.6%. Samford wrapped up the game with a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and made 5 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Achor Achor is someone who played a role for this game. He notched 25 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He played 32 minutes and also collected 9 boards. He ended up going 77.8% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Betting Picks

Samford will play this game with a record of 29-5 on the season. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Samford is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game and has 596 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 8th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 39.3% on shots from downtown (335 of 852) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 86.0 points per contest (5th in the nation) while going 49.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 16.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 292nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 460 relinquished on the campaign. The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.9% (862 of 2,010) and they concede 35.6 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 33.8% on shots from distance and they are 248th in college basketball in opponents points per game (73.9).

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks went home defeated by a final of 72-52 when they faced Cincinnati. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Kansas permitted Cincinnati to get 47 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 34.6% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Jayhawks permitted Cincinnati to convert 28 of 73 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Jayhawks shot 21 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 33.9%. With respect to three-point attempts, Kansas converted 3 of 20 attempts (15.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. Cincinnati committed 10 fouls for the matchup which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Jayhawks earned 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this game.

KJ Adams was important for the Jayhawks in the game. He converted 9 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the contest.

Kansas has a record of 22-10 for the season. The Jayhawks are responsible for committing 14.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.8 times per game (1st in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Kansas has totaled 2,408 pts on the campaign (75.3 per contest) and they pull in 36.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Jayhawks are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in D-1.

The Jayhawks are ranked 81st in the country in PPG allowed with 68.7. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (18th in D-1). The Kansas defense gives up 33.2% on three-point shots (265 of 797) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their foul shots. They allow 12.4 dimes and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 131st and 113th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samford (+10)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here