Eastern Washington at Kansas NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament First Round Odds, Picks and Prediction
The 14th-seeded Eastern Washington Eagles (16-7) hit the court in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 3 seed Kansas Jayhawks (20-8) on Saturday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The contest begins at 1:15 PM ET on TBS. Eastern Washington is a heavy, 10.5-point underdog in the game. Here's what you need to know before filling out your brackets for this 3-14 matchup in the West Region.
On Thursday, the Jayhawks faced Oklahoma and emerged victorious, 69-62. The Jayhawks were favored by 2.5 points and covered the spread while the teams combined to hit the under on the 135.5 point total.
Last time out, Jacob Groves scored 15 points as the Eagles earned a 65-55 win against Montana State on Saturday. The teams combined to score 120 points to hit the under on the 148.5 point total by oddsmakers, 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 Paste BN Sports' betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 11:55 AM ET on March 20, 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: 145.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Kansas: Three things to know
- Ochai Agbaji leads the Jayhawks in scoring, racking up 14.2 points per game. Agbaji paces the squad with a team-high 2.6 made three-pointers per game.
- The Jayhawks record only 3.7 more points per game (73.1) than the Eagles allow (69.4).
- Kansas is 10-4 overall and 9-0 against the spread when scoring more than 69.4 points.
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Eastern Washington: Three things to know
- Tanner Groves leads the Eagles scoring 16.4 points per game. Jacob Davison leads the squad with a team-high 1.5 made three-pointers per game.
- The Eagles' 78 points per game are 12.2 more points than the 65.8 the Jayhawks give up to opponents.
- Eastern Washington is 14-0 against the spread and 15-5 overall when 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
The model and MGM are in agreement that the Kansas Jayhawks are favored.
Against the spread (ATS)
The line for this game set by MGM and the model's prediction are essentially the same (within 0.5 points of each other).
Over/Under (O/U)
The model projects a total 2.1 points lower than the one set by MGM for this matchup.
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