Kansas Jayhawks vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 3/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Houston Cougars

Date: Monday, March 3, 2025

Location: Fertitta Center in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Fertitta Center is the location where the Houston Cougars (24-4) will attempt to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (19-9) on Monday.

The Kansas Jayhawks took the court against Colorado and notched a win by a score of 71-64 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jayhawks ended up with 16 and Colorado accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also made 5 of their 24 attempts from distance. Colorado finished the game at 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 10 shots. Additionally, Colorado snagged 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Colorado doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Kansas allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 26 of 68 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 26 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jayhawks converted 16 of their 28 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Kansas walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (26 out of 53) and knocked down 3 out of their 13 three-point attempts.

Hunter Dickinson is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He accounted for 32 points on 13 of 18 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and collected 13 boards. He finished 72.2% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Kansas will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-9 on the year. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 14.1 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Kansas is collecting 38.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 500 dimes for the season, which is 11th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are connecting on 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (202 of 588) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.9 points per outing (124th in the country) while going 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Jayhawks have forced 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.2 fouls. They are ranked 142nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 360 conceded this year. The Jayhawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.0% (669 of 1,715) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 29.5% on three-point shots and they rank 58th in the nation in points per game allowed (67.3).

In their last game, the Houston Cougars walked away with a victory by a final of 69-61 against Texas Tech. Regarding rebounding, Houston allowed Texas Tech to grab 36 in total (15 offensive). They shot 20.0% from three-point range by going 6 of 30 and finished the game at 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). The Cougars permitted Texas Tech to make 17 of their 57 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 29.8% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars went 22 out of 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.9%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Houston knocked down 6 out of their 12 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. Texas Tech was called for 18 fouls for this game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for 23 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Cougars snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest.

Milos Uzan pitched in for the Cougars for the matchup. He recorded 22 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 15 for the game for a rate of 53.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 24-4 so far this season. As an offense, the Cougars are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 106th in the nation. Houston has earned 2,097 points this season (74.9 per contest) and they grab 36.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.9 times per contest (241st in college hoops) and they cough up possession 9.4 times per game. The Cougars are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense gives up 31.4% on 3-pointers (196 of 624) and their opposition knocks down 69.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 10.9 assists and 30.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 29th and 24th in the nation. The Cougars defensively are ranked 1st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 57.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.0% from the floor (4th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston and under the total points

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