Free NCAA Tournament Pick: Jayhawks vs. Wildcats CBB Odds
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2022 Men’s NCAA Tournament Handicapping
#1 Kansas Jayhawks (32-6) vs. #2 Villanova Wildcats (30-7)
Date: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022
Time: 6:09 PM EST
Venue: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
CBB Moneyline Odds: Kansas -200 | Villanova +170
CBB Betting ATS Odds: Kansas -4| Villanova +4 (Bet Now!)
CBB Betting Total: 132.5
Kansas or Villanova will be punching their ticket to the Championship Game this Saturday in the Big Easy.
Kansas opened up as a 3.5 point favorite before the lined moved to them as 4 point favorites. The over/under for the game is sitting at 132.5.
Kansas Jayhawks
The Jayhawks are coming off a 26 point shellacking of Miami in the Elite 8. Ochai Agbaji was 8-12 from the field with 18 points, adding 5 boards and 4 assists.
The clear strength of this Jayhawks team is the offense. They come into this match-up averaging 78.6 points per game with a FG% of 48 which ranks them 23rd in the country.
The Jayhawks defense has been rounding into form nicely the last team games. They have only allowed over 70 points twice in their last 10 games including Tournament play.
Villanova Wildcats
Villanova is coming off a defensive battle with Houston in the Elite 8 pulling off a 50-44 victory. But with the victory, they ended up losing Justin Moore with an Achilles injury.
Losing Moore is significant blow to Villanova’s offense; he was averaging 14.8 points per game. The Wildcats are going to need to rely Collin Gillespie to have a huge offensive game for them.
The strength of this team is on the defensive side of the ball. They rank 36th in points allowed per game and 54th in FG% allowed per game.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Wildcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Wildcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games.
- Under is 8-1 in Wildcats last 9 neutral site games.
- Villanova are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games played on a Saturday.
- Kansas is 9-0 SU in their last 9 games.
- Jayhawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Jayhawks last 6 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 7-2 in Jayhawks last 9 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Jayhawks last 5 NCAA Tournament games.
Free Kansas Jayhawks vs. Villanova Wildcats NCAA Tournament Summary:
What will prevail in this game? The Jayhawks offense or the Wildcats defense?
I’m taking the 1st half under on the basis that Villanova is playing without Justin Moore. I believe the offense will need to round into form and figure it out without one of their offensive stars.
The full game under is following the strong under trends shown by both teams of late. The Wildcats defense is going to need to keep this one low scoring to be able to keep up with this powerful Kansas offense.
In the end, I like Kansas moving on to the Championship game in a low scoring battle between two powerhouse basketball programs. Lets all ride this under baby!
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