UConn Huskies vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN2

The UConn Huskies (5-1) are on their way to Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Kansas Jayhawks (6-2).

The UConn Huskies faced off with Bryant and walked away with a win by a score of 72-49 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Huskies finished with 19 and Bryant recorded 20 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Bryant finished 95.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, Bryant collected 21 rebounds (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bryant distributed 6 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, UConn allowed 27.5% from the floor on 11 of 40 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 37 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Huskies made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. UConn wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.1% field goal percentage (25 of 64) and made 5 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Eric Reibe is one guy who played a role for this contest. He notched 16 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played 19 mins played and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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UConn steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 5-1 for the year. They are averaging 83.8 points per game (92nd in Division 1) while going 51.0% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 35.0% on three-point attempts (48 of 137) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, UConn is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 113 assists for the year, which is 120th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 26.9% from 3-point land while they are 10th in college hoops in opponents PPG (61.3). The Huskies are allowing a field goal percentage of 38.6% (119 of 308) and they surrender 29.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 1st in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 39 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Kansas Jayhawks went home victorious with a score of 81-76 when they faced Tennessee. The Jayhawks were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. Tennessee was called for 21 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to convert 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 86.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Kansas knocked down 7 out of their 17 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Jayhawks finished shooting 24 for 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.1%. The Jayhawks permitted Tennessee to convert 26 out of 63 tries from the floor which had them at 41.3% for the game. They went 28.0% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 25 and finished the contest at 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Kansas permitted Tennessee to get 30 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Elmarko Jackson pitched in for the Jayhawks for this game. He earned 17 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game. He made 4 out of 7 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Kansas has a mark of 6-2 on the year. The Jayhawks are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they go 76.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per game (167th in the country) and they turn it over 11.3 times per game. Kansas has totaled 610 pts on the year (76.3 per contest) and they pull down 39.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jayhawks are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 109th in the nation.

The Kansas defense gives up 24.5% on shots from 3-point land (52 of 212) and their opposition makes 66.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.1 dimes and 32.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 68th and 107th in D-1. The Jayhawks on defense are ranked 35th in college in PPG given up with 64.5. They have forced 8.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (26th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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