Providence Friars vs Kansas Jayhawks 03/25/2022 Midwest Region Game Analysis, Tips and Sweet 16 Forecast

Providence Friars vs Kansas Jayhawks 03/25/2022 – Two top teams are going to heat the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Friday evening as they clash in an important game. The Providence Friars are meeting the Kansas Jayhawks in what promises to be an exciting game. The Providence Friars finished first among the Big East teams with a conference record of 14-3 and an overall record of 27-5. The Kansas Jayhawks also finished first among the Big 12 teams with a conference record of 14-4 and an overall record of 30-6. According to the latest basketball sweet 16 predictions, the Providence Friars are predicted as the underdog.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Providence Friars	+8 (-115)	141.5 o (-110)	+290
Kansas Jayhawks	-8 (-105)	141.5 u (-110)	-360

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Providence Friars

The Providence Friars are grinning after their 76-51 win over the Richmond Spiders on Saturday. The lead scorer for the Friars in that game was Noah Horchler who dunked 16 points with 14 boards. As a team, the Providence Friars are scoring an average of 71.8 points in every game. The star for the team is Nate Watson who has an average of 13.5 points in every game while Al Durham is adding 13.3 points per game on an average. On defense, the Providence Friars are allowing opponents to score an average of 66.2 points per game.

Players to watch: Nate Watson C (GP 32, MIN 28.2, PTS 13.5, REB 5.3, AST 0.5, STL 0.3, BLK 0.7, TO 1.1, FG% 55.5, FT% 59.2, 3P% 0), Al Durham G (GP 30, MIN 34.2, PTS 13.3, REB 3.3, AST 3.4, STL 0.5, BLK 0.3, TO 2.4, FG% 35.5, FT% 84.4, 3P% 23.9), Jared Bynum G (GP 28, MIN 27.9, PTS 12.6, REB 3, AST 4.1, STL 1, BLK 0.2, TO 2.1, FG% 41.9, FT% 75.2, 3P% 41.7).

Kansas Jayhawks

The Kansas Jayhawks are hereafter winning over the Creighton Bluejays with a brilliant score of 79-72. The top scorer for the Jayhawks in that game was Ochai Agbaji wh dunked 15 points with 8 boards. As a team, the Kansas Jayhawks are scoring an average of 78.7 points in every game with Agbaji scoring 19.3 points per game on average. Christina Braun is also contributing with 14.6 points per game. On defense, the Kansas Jayhawks are allowing opponents to score an average of 67.9 points in each game.

Players to watch: Ochai Agbaji G (GP 35, MIN 35, PTS 19.3, REB 5.2, AST 1.6, STL 0.8, BLK 0.5, TO 2.1, FG% 47, FT% 77.4, 3P% 40), Christian Braun G (GP 36, MIN 34.2, PTS 14.6, REB 6.4, AST 2.7, STL 1.1, BLK 0.9, TO 2.1, FG% 50.1, FT% 74, 3P% 39.7), Jalen Wilson F (GP 33, MIN 28.7, PTS 11, REB 7.2, AST 1.7, STL 0.9, BLK 0.4, TO 1.3, FG% 48.7, FT% 70.4, 3P% 27.3).

Trends

Providence Friars

Providence are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Providence’s last 6 games.
Friars are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games.
Providence are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games this season.
Providence are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.

Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
Jayhawks are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
Kansas are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games this season.
Kansas are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
Jayhawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played in March.