The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (30-6) and No. 4 Providence Friars (27-5) will face off on Friday at 7:29 PM, live from United Center, with both teams looking for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Sportsbooks have declared Kansas as the favorite to advance past the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Regional Region bracket, giving the a 7.5-point edge.
Kansas is 19-19-0 against the spread this season compared to Providence’s 18-14-0 ATS record. The Jayhawks have hit the over in 19 games, while Friars games have gone over 16 times. The teams score an average of 150.5 points per game, nine more points than this matchup’s total. Kansas is 7-3-0 against the spread and 9-1 overall over its last 10 games, while Providence has gone 6-4-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
As college hoops play continues, prepare for the outing with what you need to know before Friday’s game.
Providence at Kansas odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Kansas -7.5
- Total: 141.5
- Moneyline: Kansas -353, Providence +272
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Providence at Kansas odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Kansas 75, Providence 67
Moneyline
- The Jayhawks have won 31 of the 36 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (86.1%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -353 or shorter, Kansas has a 20-1 record (winning 95.2% of its games).
- The Jayhawks have an implied moneyline win probability of 77.9% in this game.
- The Friars have entered the game as underdogs nine times this season and won seven of those games.
- Providence has a record of 1-1 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +272 on the moneyline.
- The Friars have a 26.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Against the spread
- The 78.7 points per game the Jayhawks put up are 12.5 more points than the Friars give up (66.2).
- Kansas has a 13-14 record against the spread and a 24-4 record overall when scoring more than 66.2 points.
- Providence is 13-9 against the spread and 22-2 overall when giving up fewer than 78.7 points.
- The Friars’ 71.8 points per game are just 3.9 more points than the 67.9 the Jayhawks give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 67.9 points, Providence is 11-8 against the spread and 19-2 overall.
- Kansas has an ATS record of 11-7 and an 18-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 71.8 points.
- The Jayhawks have scored a total of 389 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 10.8 per game), and the Friars have out-scored opponents by 181 points on the season (5.6 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The Jayhawks’ average implied point total this season is 1.5 more points than their implied total in Friday’s game (76.5 implied points on average compared to 75 implied points in this game).
- This season, Kansas has scored more than 75 points in 22 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for the Friars (70.7) is the same as the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- On the season, Providence has scored more than 67 points 22 times.
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How to watch Kansas vs. Providence
- Game Day: Friday, March 25, 2022
- Game Time: 7:29 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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