Arizona State Sun Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3) are traveling to Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas Jayhawks (10-3).

The Arizona State Sun Devils played Colorado and notched a win by a score of 81-61 in their last contest. Arizona State ended the contest with a 51.9% field goal percentage (28 of 54) and converted 13 of 28 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sun Devils knocked down 12 of 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 dimes for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 34.8% from the field on 23 of 66 shooting. Colorado totaled 17 assists and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Colorado collected 31 boards (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Colorado finished the game shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 15 attempts. They also converted 3 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 19 while Colorado totaled 16 fouls.

BJ Freeman is one player who was a major factor for the game. He accumulated 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also earned 4 dimes.

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Arizona State comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-3 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Arizona State is grabbing 37.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 181 dimes this year, which is 296th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Sun Devils are connecting on 37.6% on 3-pointers (121 of 322) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.0 pts per contest (142nd in Division 1) while shooting 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 129th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 180 conceded on the year. The Sun Devils defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.9% (336 of 821) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 176th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.9).

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks got the victory with a final of 99-48 against UCF. The Jayhawks collected 36 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 53 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. UCF earned 9 personal fouls for the game which took the Jayhawks to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a rate of 60.0%. Regarding three-point shots, Kansas made 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Jayhawks finished shooting 42 out of 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6%. The Jayhawks allowed UCF to knock down 14 of 68 attempts from the field which left them shooting 20.6% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 23.3% from three-point range by going 7 of 30 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). Concerning rebounds, Kansas permitted UCF to grab 25 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Hunter Dickinson ended up being a factor for the Jayhawks in this contest. He knocked down 12 of 17 in the game for a rate of 70.6%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He scored 27 points in his 23 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Kansas has a mark of 10-3 on the year. The Jayhawks are responsible for committing 14.2 fouls per contest and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 19.0 times per game (8th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest. Kansas has 1,031 pts so far this year (79.3 per game) and they pull in 39.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jayhawks are hitting on 49.2% from the field, which ranks 29th in the nation.

The Jayhawks are ranked 30th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 64.3. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (9th in college). The Kansas defense allows 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (93 of 314) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.5 dimes and 32.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 76th and 97th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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