Kansas Jayhawks vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 2/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas Jayhawks (17-9) are en route to CU Events Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Colorado Buffaloes (10-16).

The Kansas Jayhawks played BYU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-57 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 9 and BYU accounted for 10 fouls. They converted 14 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. BYU ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 12 shots. Additionally, BYU grabbed 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. BYU earned 24 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Kansas allowed the other team to go 51.5% from the floor on 34 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jayhawks made 2 of their 5 shots for a rate of 40.0%. Kansas ended the game with a 36.5% field goal percentage (23 of 63) and knocked down 9 of their 32 3-pointers.

Hunter Dickinson is someone who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and grabbed 14 rebounds. He finished 38.5% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Kansas heads into this matchup with a record of 17-9 for the year. They are averaging 75.3 pts per contest (142nd in Division 1) on 47.1% from the field. The Jayhawks are connecting on 33.9% from downtown (185 of 545) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Kansas is collecting 38.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 461 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 15th in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jayhawks are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.0 personal fouls. They are 147th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 340 surrendered on the campaign. The Jayhawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.1% (621 of 1,587) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 29.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 60th in the country in points per game from their opponents (67.6).

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a score of 79-65 when they played Iowa State. When discussing team rebounding, Colorado permitted Iowa State to get 29 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished 47.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 of 21 and ended up going 21 out of 31 at the charity stripe (67.7%). The Buffaloes permitted Iowa State to make 24 of 47 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 51.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes finished the game shooting 24 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Colorado made 4 of 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 59.1%. Iowa State was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 22 shots. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Buffaloes corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the game.

Bangot Dak ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 4 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this matchup.

Colorado has a record of 10-16 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Buffaloes are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 178th in the nation. Colorado has 1,826 pts this season (70.2 per contest) and they collect 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.4 times per contest (129th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest. The Buffaloes have committed 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado defense allows 33.8% on shots from distance (202 of 598) and opponents are making 71.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 32.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 170th and 86th in college hoops. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 187th in the country in points allowed per contest with 71.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (176th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas

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