Creighton vs. Kansas Prediction and Odds for Second Round of NCAA Tournament
The Creighton Bluejays made a late-game comeback to defeat San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which has earned them the right to advance to the Round of 32 to take on No. 1 seed Kansas.
The Jayhawks handled Texas Southern with ease in the final game of the first day, beating them by a final score of 83-56.
Can Creighton upset the top seed in the Midwest and advance to the Sweet 16? Let's take a look at the odds for the game, courtesy of WynnBET Sportsbook.
Creighton vs. Kansas Odds, Spread, and Total
Spread:
- Creighton +11.5 (-110)
- Kansas -11.5 (-110)
Moneyline:
- Creighton +480
- Kansas -705
Total:
- 139.5 (Over -110/Under -110)
Creighton vs. Kansas Analysis
Creighton
- Overall Record: 22-11
- ATS Record:17-14-2
- Over/Under Record: 11-21-1
- SoS: 39th
- Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 105.6
- Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 92.1
- eFG%: 50.9%
- FT%: 72.9%
- 3PT%: 30.7%
- Last Year’s Tournament Result: Sweet 16 (Lost to Gonzaga)
- Odds to win National Championship: +10000
Kansas
- Regular Season Record: 28-6
- ATS Record:17-17
- Over/Under Record: 18-14-2
- SoS: 4th
- Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 119.4
- Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 93.9
- eFG%:54.1%
- FT%: 72.4%
- 3PT%: 35.5%
- Last Year’s Tournament Result: Round of 32 (Lost to USC)
- Odds to win National Championship: +800
Creighton vs. Kansas Prediction and Pick
If Creighton wants to keep this game competitive, the Bluejays need to limit their turnovers. They turned it over 20 times against San Diego State, and it almost lost them the game. Luckily for them, San Diego State also coughed it up 16 times which evened the playing field.
Something that's on Creighton's side, is its strong interior play on defense. That's going to be big in this game, as the Jayhawks rank 85th in two-point shot rate. Creighton ranks ninth in opponent two-point field goal percentage, keeping teams to shooting just 43.7% from down low.
Kansas is likely going to win this game, but the Jayhawks have the makeup to at least keep this one closer than the spread indicated.
Pick: Creighton +11.5
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