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Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs. KU Jayhawks Gambling & NCAA Handicapping Prediction

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Kansas is 14-12-1 ATS with an O/U record of 13-12 and Eastern Kentucky is 16-16-1 ATS with an O/U record of 19-13. In their last games Eastern Kentucky beat Belmont in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final and Kansas was upset losing to Iowa State 94-83 in the Big 12 conference tournament. [ad-4468020]

2014 NCAA Tournament Free Picks
South Region – 2nd Round
Venue/ Stadium: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Time/Date: 4:10 PM EST Friday, March 21, 2014
NCAAB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Kansas -13.5
Over/Under:  150.5
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Kansas did not end the season well losing 3 of their last 6 games and they will be without the possible #1 pick in the next NBA draft in super freshman Joel Embiid, who is dealing with a back injury. Still, the Jayhawks are loaded and they are a big 13.5-point betting favorite against EKU.

The Colonels come into this game playing great, as they have won 7 straight and won their conference tournament. Obviously, Kansas played a much tougher schedule than EKU being from the Big 12 and in the Colonels only game this season facing a top 25 team they were crushed by Wisconsin losing 86-61.

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EKU lost badly to NC State and took VCU to overtime before losing and both of those teams are in the Big Dance.

The Colonels have a solid offense ranking 28th in the nation in points per game led by guards Glenn Cosey (18.8 ppg) and Corey Walden (14.1 ppg). These 2 are not big guards and they may have problems with the size of Kansas.
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For EKU to win this game they must shoot the ball well and while they rank 11th in team FG%, but they only rank 350th in the nation in rebounds per game. Their top rebounder does not even average 5 boards per game, so when the Colonels shoot the rock they have to make it count, as they cannot count on 2nd chance points of rebounds.

Embiid is not the only player for the Jayhawks that may be the top pick in the next draft, as Andrew Wiiggins is another star freshman that has been playing great, In his last 3 games the Kansas leading scorer had dropped 22, 30, and 41 points.

He is 6’8” and will create major match up problems for the smaller guards of EKU.

The Jayhawks are a good rebounding team and the Colonels have to hit the glass well as a team.

Betting Trends

Eastern Kentucky is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.

Kansas is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, 2-7 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games, and they have an Over record of 13-6 in their last 19 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Jason’s Pick:

Kansas has worries without Embiid in the lineup, but they won’t in this game, as Wiggins will have a big game and the Jayhawks will win and cover the big spread.

Player Injuries

Kansas
(!)[C] 03/16/2014 – Joel Embiid out indefinitely ( Back )
[G] 02/14/2014 – Tyler Self out for season ( Foot )

Eastern Kentucky
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