Kentucky Wildcats vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/29/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 29, 2022

Venue:  Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kentucky NL, Kansas NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kentucky +5, Kansas -5; Over/Under:  153 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kentucky NL, Kansas NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Kentucky Wildcats:  16-4 (2nd place, SEC)

Kansas Jayhawks:  17-2 (1st place, Big 12)

 

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Kentucky Wildcats:  4-1 last 5

Kansas Jayhawks:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Kentucky is coming into this game with a 16-4 record overall and they are 2-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Auburn Tigers while their 5 wins in that span came against the Georgia Bulldogs, the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Tennessee Volunteers, the Texas A&M Aggies, and the Mississippi State Bulldogs in their last game. Oscar Tshiebwe led the team in points in that game with 21 while Kellan Grady was next on the team with 18 points. Sahvir Wheeler led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Tshiebwe led the team in rebounds with 22. They were 47% from the field, 26.1% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.3 PPG against them. Kentucky has an ATS record of 9-11 this season and their O/U record is 10-10.

 

 

Kansas is coming into this game with a 17-2 record overall and they are 10-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Texas Tech Red Raiders but they have gone on a 5 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Iowa State Cyclones, the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Kansas State Wildcats, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders in their last game. Ochai Agbaji led the team in points in that game with 37 while Christian Braun was next on the team with 15 points. Braun led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Jalen Wilson led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 43.2% from the field, 34.8% from 3-point range, and 73.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 81.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.9 PPG against them. Kansas has an ATS record of 8-11 this season and their O/U record is 12-5-2.

 

Kentucky is coming into this game as a 5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Kentucky has been playing well in their recent games and they have been a good road team this season. Kansas has also been playing well, winning a lot of games recently but they have been struggling in some of those games and have only been winning a lot of their recent games by less than 5 points. Kentucky has been tested on the road this season and they have been good against other ranked teams as well. Kansas has been running out of gas in recent games and with this game not being a conference one, they might not be focused fully on it and Kentucky will be able to take advantage of that. The best bet to place in this game is on Kentucky to cover the spread here as they have a good chance of winning this game.

 

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Kentucky Wildcats: 12-19 O/U in non-conference games. 64-109 O/U off a no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. 13-19 O/U off a home win. 2-9 O/U after scoring 80 points or more. 19-28 O/U after 1 or more consecutive wins.

Kansas Jayhawks: 8-13 O/U off a no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. 43-80 O/U off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. 12-31 O/U after a home game where both teams scored 75 points or more. 6-16 O/U after 3 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers.

 

 

Kentucky Wildcats:  J. Toppin (F) Ques Sat - Ankle injury. T. Washington Jr. (G) Ques Sat - Ankle injury. C. Fredrick (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

Kansas Jayhawks:  Z. Clemence (F) Out Indefinitely - Toe injury. B. Pettiford (G) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. K. Cuffe Jr (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

"Well, you have every excuse if you don't play well. If you're not, either a rotational guy or playing a lot of minutes. What do you say? What would you say?" - John Calipari after their win against Mississippi State.

 

 

“It was a great win. We played a terrific team that played terrific. We didn’t play great, but we played good. We had one guy go off. I think we can play better, but I don’t know if an individual can play better. I told him that I don’t ever remember us having a player play better than that.” - Bill Self after his team’s win against texas Tech in double OT.

 

 

 

K. Brooks 

K. Grady 

O. Tshiebwe 

T. Washington 

Sahvir Wheeler

 

O. Agbaji 

C. Braun 

D. Harris 

R. Martin 

D. McCormack

 

 

PPG: O. Tshiebwe (16.3)

APG: S. Wheeler (6.9)

Reb/G: O. Tshiebwe (15.2)

 

PPG: O. Agbaji (21.3)

APG: D. Harris (3.7)

Reb/G: J. Wilson (6.8)

 

Coaches:

Kentucky Wildcats: John Calipari (13th season)

Kansas Jayhawks: Bill Self (19th season)