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The No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks (31-6) and No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes (26-10) will compete for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Final Four on Sunday at United Center, beginning at 2:20 PM on CBS. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Jayhawks’ (-278 to win on the moneyline) matchup with the Hurricanes (+221).
Kansas Offense Vs. Miami Defense
| Kansas Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Miami Defense |
| 78.4 (24) |
Points/Gm |
70.2 (207) |
| 70.4 (79) |
Possessions/Game |
68.1 (146) |
| 47.7 (20) |
Field Goal % |
45.7 (305) |
| 35.5 (76) |
3PT % |
34.5 (238) |
| 53.6 (43) |
Effective FG % |
52.5 (309) |
| 56.5 (58) |
True Shooting % |
54.3 (261) |
Miami Offense Vs. Kansas Defense
| Miami Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Kansas Defense |
| 74.6 (80) |
Points/Gm |
67.7 (131) |
| 67.4 (204) |
Possessions/Game |
70.6 (263) |
| 47.5 (26) |
Field Goal % |
41.2 (55) |
| 34.2 (153) |
3PT % |
29.9 (25) |
| 53.7 (38) |
Effective FG % |
46.3 (35) |
| 56.9 (48) |
True Shooting % |
49.2 (24) |
Kansas Betting Insights
- Kansas has put together a 20-19-0 ATS record so far this year.
- The Jayhawks have covered the spread 14 times this season (14-15 ATS) when playing as at least 6-point favorites.
- So far this season, 20 out of Kansas’ 39 games have hit the over.
- In 14 games this season, Kansas and its opponents have scored more than 148 combined points.
- The average point total in Jayhawks games this season is 141.7, 6.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
Miami Betting Insights
- Miami has compiled a 20-15-1 record against the spread this season.
- When playing as at least 6-point underdogs this year, the Hurricanes have an ATS record of 5-1.
- Miami and its opponents have combined to go over the point total 20 out of 36 times this season.
- Miami’s games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 148 points in 14 of 36 outings.
- The Hurricanes have had an average of 141.6 points scored in their games so far this season, 6.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Kansas Key Players
- Ochai Agbaji leads the Jayhawks in scoring, racking up 18.9 points per game.
- Jalen Wilson paces Kansas with 7.3 rebounds a game and Dajuan Harris leads the squad with 4.2 assists per outing.
- The Jayhawks are led by Agbaji from long distance. He connects on 2.6 shots from deep per game.
- Kansas’ blocks leader is David McCormack, who records 0.9 per game. Harris leads the team averaging 1.4 steals a contest.
Miami Key Players
- Kameron McGusty owns the Hurricanes top spot in scoring with 17.7 points per game and also tacks on 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest.
- Jordan Miller (6.1 rebounds per game) and Charlie Moore (4.7 assists per game) are the Miami leaders in rebounds and assists.
- McGusty makes more threes per game than any other member of the Hurricanes, cashing in 1.7 treys per game.
- Nobody on Miami grabs more steals than Moore (2.1 per game) or blocks more shots than Sam Waardenburg (1.3 per game).
