Syracuse Orange vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TNT

The Syracuse Orange (4-0) are en route to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Kansas Jayhawks (3-2).

The Syracuse Orange stepped onto the hardwood against Monmouth and walked away with a win by a score of 78-73 in their last game. Syracuse wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (26 of 52) and buried 7 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Orange knocked down 19 of 33 attempts for a percentage of 57.6%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists for the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to the defense, Syracuse allowed their opponent to shoot 38.6% from the floor on 22 out of 57 shooting. Monmouth totaled 12 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Monmouth collected 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Monmouth ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 25 tries. They buried 9 of 24 attempts from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Orange walked away with 20 while Monmouth recorded 27 personal fouls.

Nate Kingz is someone who was a major factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played for 34 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Syracuse enters this game with a win-loss record of 4-0 this season. They currently have an average of 81.5 points per game (148th in Division 1) while connecting on 52.5% from the floor. The Orange are shooting 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (26 of 78) and 61.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Syracuse is pulling in 37.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 70 assists for the year, which is 287th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Orange are able to force 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 5th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 36 surrendered so far this year. Orange defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 31.0% (70 of 226) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 23.0% from beyond the arc and they are 1st in college in opponents PPG (53.3).

The last time they took the court, the Kansas Jayhawks took a loss by a final score of 78-66 against Duke. Regarding rebounding, Kansas permitted Duke to snag 38 in total (10 offensive). They went 26.9% from three-point range via 7 of 26 and ended up going 17 of 26 from the charity stripe (65.4%). The Jayhawks allowed Duke to convert 27 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them at 46.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Jayhawks shot 26 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. With regard to 3-pointers, Kansas converted 4 of 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a clip of 71.4%. Duke committed 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Jayhawks to the free throw line for 14 tries. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Jayhawks were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this contest.

Tre White ended up having an impact for the Jayhawks in this game. He racked up 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists in this matchup. He buried 7 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 9 rebounds.

Kansas has a mark of 3-2 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Jayhawks are hitting on 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 66th in college hoops. Kansas has totaled 387 points so far this year (77.4 per game) and they pull down 37.6 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per contest (139th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest. The Jayhawks are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Jayhawks on defense are ranked 39th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 63.8. They have forced 10.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the field (48th in college). The Kansas defense surrenders 25.6% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 133) and their opponents are making 63.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.0 assists and 32.6 boards per contest, which is 122nd and 102nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas

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