Providence Friars vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/25/2022

Game Time: 7:29 pm ET, Friday, March 25, 2022

Venue:  United Center, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Providence +7.5, Kansas -7.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Providence +7.5, Kansas -7.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Providence +7.5, Kansas -7.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

 

Providence Friars:  27-5 (1st place, Big East)

Kansas Jayhawks:  30-6 (1st place, Big 12)

 

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Providence Friars:  3-2 last 5

Kansas Jayhawks:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Providence is coming into this game with a 27-5 record overall and they are 4-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Creighton Bluejays while their 3 wins in that span came against the Butler Bulldogs, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, and the Richmond Spiders in their last game. Noah Horchler led the team in points in that game with 16 while Aljami Durham was next on the team with 13 points. Jared Bynum off the bench led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Horchler led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 51.9% from the field, 54.5% from 3-point range, and 78.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.2 PPG against them. Providence has an ATS record of 19-13 this season and their O/U record is 16-16.

 

 

Kansas is coming into this game with a 30-6 record overall and they are 8-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the TCU Horned Frogs but they have gone on a 7 game winning streak since then with wins coming against TCU, the Texas Longhorns, the West Virginia Mountaineers, TCU again, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the Texas Southern Tigers, and the Creighton Bluejays in their last game. Remy Martin off the bench led the team in points in that game with 20 while Ochai Agbaji was next on the team with 15 points. Braun and Martin both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Jalen Wilson led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 40.9% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 95% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.9 PPG against them. Kansas has an ATS record of 18-18 this season and their O/U record is 19-15-2.

 

Providence is coming into this game as a 7.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Providence has been playing much better in their recent games, they were not playing great in their Big East tourney but ever since getting to the NCAA tourney they have been heating up. They have won 2 straight games in the tourney and their first win was a closer game that they won by 9 points but still had control and the lead in that game for most of the time. Their last win was even better as they took out Richmond who pulled off an upset over Iowa in round 1 and they smashed Richmond in that game by close to 30 points. They are shooting their 3-pointers very well right now and that will be a big factor here if they want to keep this a close game. They are going up against a Kansas team that has also been playing very well recently and has won 7 straight games coming into this one, including their Big 12 tourney as well. They have also been smashing a lot of teams recently but they struggled to pull away in their last game against Creighton and even though they had a lead for most of that game, they could not pull away and they kept letting Creighton hang around only winning that game by 7 points. Providence has been playing much better recently and they should continue playing well here. Kansas is the better team here and they will still win this game but this could be another game they struggle to pull ahead in, especially with how well Providence has been shooting 3-pointers recently. Providence should cover the spread here.

 

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Providence Friars: 3-11 ATS in all neutral court games. 11-26 ATS after playing 4 consecutive games as favorite. 25-18 UNDER after a game where they covered the spread.

Kansas Jayhawks: 12-7 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 25-16 ATS after playing 5 consecutive games as favorite. 22-16 UNDER when the total is 140 to 149.5.

 

 

Providence Friars:  None.

Kansas Jayhawks:  B. Pettiford (G) out for season - Abdominal injury. K. Cuffe Jr (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

"I just can't tell you how grateful I feel for our players, our college, our city. It's hard to get to this point. We're just a little school that everybody says, oh, it's Providence. Well, Providence is in the damn building." - Ed Cooley on his team’s win against Richmond.

 

 

"You've got to have guys take some marginal shots and make them. And Remy obviously took good shots, but you don't expect a guy ... you don't expect point guards to do that. But that kept us in the game. We're a different team with him." - Bill Self on his team’s win against Creighton in the last round.

 

 

 

A. Durham  

N. Horchler 

J. Minaya

A. Reeves 

N. Watson

 

O. Agbaji 

C. Braun 

D. Harris 

D. McCormack 

J. Wilson

 

 

PPG: N. Watson (13.7)

APG: J. Bynum (4.5)

Reb/G: N. Horchler (8.5)

 

PPG: O. Agbaji (19.8)

APG: D. Harris (4.4)

Reb/G: J. Wilson (7.3)

 

Coaches:

Providence Friars: Ed Cooley (11th season)

Kansas Jayhawks: Bill Self (19th season)