Arkansas Razorbacks vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 3/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas (-4)

The Arkansas Razorbacks (20-13) are hitting the road to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (21-12) in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas opens this matchup as 4-point dogs. The total comes in at 145.

The Arkansas Razorbacks took the court against Ole Miss and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-80 in their last contest. Arkansas finished with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and knocked down 7 of their 22 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks converted 21 of 32 attempts for a percentage of 65.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defending, Arkansas let their opponent shoot 46.9% from the floor on 30 of 64 shooting. Ole Miss distributed 10 assists and had 12 steals for this contest. Moreover, Ole Miss pulled down 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ole Miss finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 20 attempts. They also buried 8 of 24 tries from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Razorbacks left the arena with 17 while Ole Miss accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Jonas Aidoo is one guy who was important for the contest. He finished 60.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and totaled 8 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Arkansas enters this one with a record of 20-13 on the season. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 16.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Arkansas is pulling down 35.3 boards per game and has accounted for 477 assists this year, which is 109th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Razorbacks are shooting 33.3% on three-point attempts (235 of 706) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They average 76.6 points per contest (103rd in the country) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They rank 119th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 406 conceded for the season. The Razorbacks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (836 of 1,992) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 31.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 154th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (71.2).

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took a defeat with a final score of 88-77 when they faced Arizona. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Kansas allowed Arizona to grab 31 in total (7 offensive). They shot 44.4% from distance by going 8 of 18 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Jayhawks allowed Arizona to make 31 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them at 53.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Jayhawks went 27 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. Regarding shots from downtown, Kansas converted 14 out of 31 attempts (45.2%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Arizona was called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Jayhawks to the free throw line for 13 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Jayhawks earned 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest.

Zeke Mayo ended up being a major contributor for the Jayhawks for this game. He made 6 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and earned 4 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this contest.

Kansas has a win-loss mark of 21-12 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jayhawks are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is 58th in the country. Kansas has earned 2,515 pts for the campaign (76.2 per game) and they pull in 38.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.7 times per contest (5th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per game. The Jayhawks have committed 14.2 fouls per game and they hit 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas defense allows 30.9% on 3-point attempts (255 of 824) and opponents are converting on 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.9 dimes and 34.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 163rd and 210th in the nation. The Jayhawks are ranked 94th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the floor (15th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas (-4)

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