UCF Knights vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas Jayhawks (14-5) will go up against the UCF Knights (13-6) at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The UCF Knights took the court against TCU and walked away with a win by a score of 85-58 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Knights walked away with 14 while TCU accounted for 18 fouls. They also made 1 of their 20 shots from distance. TCU finished the contest at 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 15 attempts. In addition, TCU collected 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. TCU distributed 7 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, UCF allowed the other team to go 35.9% from the field on 23 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Knights made 18 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. UCF ended the game having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and knocked down 13 of their 31 3-point attempts.

Keyshawn Hall is a guy who was important for the matchup. He finished with 26 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also snagged 8 boards. He shot 46.2% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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UCF comes into this one with a record of 13-6 on the season. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, UCF is pulling in 37.2 boards per game and has earned 278 assists for the year, which is 191st in the nation in terms of passing. The Knights are hitting 34.8% on shots from distance (168 of 483) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.5 points per outing (69th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Knights have forced 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 327th in college in PPG allowed (78.0). The Knights defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (539 of 1,213) and they concede 38.3 boards per game as a unit. They are 205th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 272 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took a defeat with a final score of 92-86 when they played Houston. The Jayhawks were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. Houston earned 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Jayhawks to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 56.7%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Kansas buried 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Jayhawks ended up shooting 30 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. The Jayhawks permitted Houston to make 35 of 73 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.9% in this game. They finished 32.0% from distance by hitting 8 out of 25 and ended up going 14 out of 25 from the charity stripe (56.0%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Kansas permitted Houston to pull down 42 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Flory Bidunga was important for the Jayhawks for this contest. He tallied 19 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes in the matchup. He made 7 of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Kansas has a win-loss record of 14-5 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jayhawks are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which is ranked 44th in Division 1. Kansas has 1,460 points this year (76.8 per contest) and they pull in 39.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per game (9th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per contest. The Jayhawks are committing 14.1 fouls per game and they go 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Jayhawks are ranked 31st in the nation in points given up per game with 64.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (12th in college). The Kansas defense concedes 28.8% on shots from 3-point land (129 of 448) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.2 assists and 33.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 103rd and 131st in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas

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