Kansas Jayhawks (3-0) vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds (3-1)
Game Info: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm (Allen Fieldhouse)
Betting Odds: Kansas Jayhawks -20.5 -- Over/Under: 149.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and Kansas Jayhawks face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at Allen Fieldhouse.
Southern Utah sits with a 3-1 record, but they have gone 0-0-1 against the spread. In the first game of the season, Southern Utah lost to New Mexico 89-81. Since that loss though, the Thunderbirds have won three straight games agianst lower competition. In the last game against Bethesda, Southern Utah scored 126 points, and that was a blowout win. There were seven different players in that game that scored at least 11 points. Tevian Jones is averaging 18 points while shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from behind the three-point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Kansas who sits with a 3-0 record and they have gone 1-2 against the spread. In the last game against Duke, they were down late in the game, but Gradey Dick took over and the Jayhawks ended up winning 69-64. Two games ago against North Dakota State, Kansas came away with the 82-59 victory. Kansas is averaging 80 points while their defense is giving up 62.3 points per game. Jalen Wilson is having a huge start to the season averaging 21.7 points while shooting 44.1 percent from the field. Gradey Dick is also averaging 16.3 points while shooting 57.1 percent from the field.
Southern Utah is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games against a team with a straight up winning record. The under is Kansas's last six games following a straight-up win. The under is 4-1 in the Jayhawks last five games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. The over is 4-0 in the Thunderbirds last four games on Friday.
Southern Utah gave up 89 points against New Mexico and that is bad news going against an offense like the Jayhawks. Look for Kansas to have no issue running up the score. Kansas has also had strong defense, and that defense is going to lockdown the offense of the Thunderbirds. Back Kansas to come away with the easy cover of the spread.