Texas Longhorns vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN

The Kansas Jayhawks (20-6) will go up against the Texas Longhorns (17-9) at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas State and went home with a win by a final score of 62-56 in their last contest. Texas ended the contest with a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 of 58) and buried 3 out of their 19 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Longhorns converted 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. In terms of rebounding, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 13 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about the defense, Texas allowed the other team to shoot 35.7% from the field on 20 of 56 shooting. Kansas State distributed 9 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, Kansas State snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kansas State finished shooting 68.8% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 16 attempts. They also converted 5 out of their 19 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Longhorns finished with 17 and Kansas State finished the game with 21 fouls.

Dylan Disu is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He accumulated 20 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 45.5% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Texas comes into this game with a record of 17-9 on the season. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Texas is pulling down 35.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 411 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 56th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Longhorns are shooting 36.9% on three-point attempts (193 of 523) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They average 75.7 points per contest (123rd in the nation) while shooting 47.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Longhorns are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 78th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.9). The Longhorns defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (635 of 1,495) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are 63rd in the nation in giving up assists with 298 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Kansas Jayhawks went home victorious with a score of 67-57 when they faced Oklahoma. The Jayhawks were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 40 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. Oklahoma earned 16 fouls for this game which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a rate of 50.0%. Concerning three-point attempts, Kansas buried 6 out of 19 attempts (31.6%). Overall, the Jayhawks went 26 out of 59 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. The Jayhawks permitted Oklahoma to bury 16 out of their 50 attempts from the field which left them shooting 32.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 34.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 23 from the charity stripe (73.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Kansas permitted Oklahoma to pull down 29 in total (5 offensive).

Hunter Dickinson pitched in for the Jayhawks for this game. He knocked down 9 of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 16 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 4 dimes for the matchup.

Kansas has a mark of 20-6 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jayhawks are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the country. Kansas has 1,992 points this season (76.6 per game) and they snag 36.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.8 times per contest (1st in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Jayhawks commit 14.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Kansas defense concedes 32.4% on 3-pointers (208 of 641) and opponents are knocking down 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.2 dimes and 33.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 120th and 97th in those categories on the defensive end. The Jayhawks on the defensive side of the court are 68th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the field (10th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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