The No. 14 Eastern Washington Eagles (16-7) are 10.5-point underdogs to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they take on the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (20-8) on Saturday. Here are some insights into this 3-14 matchup in the West Region bracket that starts at 1:15 PM ET, live on TBS.
In their last game, the Jayhawks picked up a 69-62 win over Oklahoma and covered the 2.5-point spread they were favored by . The teams hit the under on the 135.5 point total set by oddsmakers. Ochai Agbaji totaled a team-high 26 points in the victory on Thursday.
Last time out, Jacob Groves scored 15 points as the Eagles earned a 65-55 victory against Montana State on Saturday. The teams combined to score 120 points to hit the under on the 148.5 point total by sportsbooks, while the Eagles were 7.5-point favorites and covered the spread.
Eastern Washington at Kansas: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 9:25 AM ET on March 18, 2021.
- Money line: Eastern Washington +450 (bet $100 to win $450) | Kansas -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Eastern Washington +10.5 (-110) | Kansas -10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 146.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Kansas: Three things to know
- Agbaji leads the Jayhawks scoring 14.2 points per game. Agbaji leads the squad with a team-high 2.6 made three-pointers per game.
- The Jayhawks put up only 3.7 more points per game (73.1) than the Eagles give up (69.4).
- When Kansas scores more than 69.4 points, it is 10-4 overall and 9-0 against the spread.
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Eastern Washington: Three things to know
- Tanner Groves leads the Eagles in scoring, averaging 16.4 points per game. Jacob Davison leads the squad with a team-high 1.5 made three-pointers per game.
- The Eagles score an average of 78 points per game, 12.2 more points than the 65.8 the Jayhawks allow to opponents.
- Eastern Washington has put together a 14-0 ATS record and a 15-5 overall record in games where it scores more than 65.8 points.
Eastern Washington at Kansas: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Kansas 77, Eastern Washington 67
Money line
MGM and the model agree that the Kansas Jayhawks are the favorite.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model and MGM both have the Jayhawks taking home the win, but the model has them winning by slightly less (9.7 points). Lean towards taking the Eagles.
Over/Under (O/U)
The model projects a total 3.1 points lower than the one set by MGM for this matchup.
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