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Kansas Jayhawks @ Kentucky Wildcats
Present Data: Kansas 2-0, Kentucky 2-0
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Kentucky has performed each sport this season on their house court docket, however they will must hit the highway on Tuesday. They’ll tackle the Kansas Jayhawks at 9:30 p.m. ET at United Heart. Each groups come into the match bolstered by wins of their earlier matches.
Kentucky entered their contest on Friday because the heavy favourite, they usually absolutely lived as much as expectations. All the things went their method in opposition to the Lions because the Wildcats made off with a 81-61 win.
Kentucky bought their win on the backs of a number of key gamers, but it surely was Tre Mitchell out in entrance who earned 18 factors together with 8 rebounds and three steals. Antonio Reeves was one other key contributor, incomes 21 factors together with 6 rebounds.
In the meantime, profitable is just a bit bit simpler when you’re employed as a workforce to rack up 15 extra assists than your opponent, a reality Kansas proved on Friday. They blew previous the Jaspers, posting a 99-61 victory at house. 99 appears to be a great quantity for Kansas because the workforce scooped up a win with the identical variety of factors of their earlier sport.
A number of gamers turned in strong performances to guide Kansas to victory, however maybe none extra so than Kevin McCullar Jr., who earned 15 factors together with 7 rebounds. One other participant making a distinction was Hunter Dickinson, who earned 18 factors together with 8 rebounds.
The Wildcats’ victory bumped their document as much as 2-0. As for the Jayhawks, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season document as much as 2-0.
Kentucky got here up quick in opposition to Kansas when the groups final performed again in January, falling 77-68. Can Kentucky avenge their loss or is historical past doomed to repeat itself? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Kentucky is predicted to lose their third sport, however the workforce was 4-3 because the underdog final season, so do not depend them out. Whereas their followers most likely aren’t glad about it, betting on the workforce to lose was the good play final 12 months, as bettors who put $100 on that final result each sport completed the season up $1,279.33. Then again, Kansas will play as the favourite, and the workforce was 22-3 as such final season.
Odds
Kansas is a strong 5.5-point favourite in opposition to Kentucky, based on the newest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers have been proper in keeping with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 5.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/below is ready at 147.5 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Kansas has received 5 out of their final 7 video games in opposition to Kentucky.
- Jan 28, 2023 – Kansas 77 vs. Kentucky 68
- Jan 29, 2022 – Kentucky 80 vs. Kansas 62
- Dec 01, 2020 – Kansas 65 vs. Kentucky 62
- Jan 26, 2019 – Kentucky 71 vs. Kansas 63
- Nov 14, 2017 – Kansas 65 vs. Kentucky 61
- Jan 28, 2017 – Kansas 79 vs. Kentucky 73
- Jan 30, 2016 – Kansas 90 vs. Kentucky 84
Harm Report for Kentucky
- Grant Darbyshire: Sport-Time Choice (Undisclosed)
- Adou Thiero: Sport-Time Choice (Concussion)
- Zvonimir Ivisic: Sport-Time Choice (Not Harm Associated)
- Aaron Bradshaw: Out (Foot)
- Ugonna Onyenso: Out (Ankle)
Harm Report for Kansas
- Patrick Cassidy: Sport-Time Choice (Ankle)
- Wilder Evers: Out (Foot)
- Zach Clemence: Out for the Season (Redshirt)
