The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3) travel to face off against the Kansas Jayhawks (10-3) on Wednesday, January 8th. This game will be played at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence and televised on ESPN2. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 9:00 ET.

Arizona State Sun Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks

The Sun Devils Are Coming Off A Win

Arizona State improved to 10-3 this season with an 81-61 home win over Colorado on Saturday. The Sun Devils, who were favored by 6.5 points, covered the spread, but the total points of 142 fell just short of the 142.5 O/U line.

Arizona State led 40-27 at halftime and maintained control in the 2nd half, scoring 41 points while allowing 34.

The Jayhawks Are Coming Off A Win

Kansas Jayhawks Recent Game/Games

Kansas improved to 10-3 on the season with a dominant 99-48 win over UCF on Sunday. The Jayhawks, who were -5 favorites going into the game, covered the spread with ease.

After leading 44-25 at halftime, Kansas poured it on in the 2nd half, scoring 55 points while holding UCF to just 23. The game’s total points of 147 fell just under the 149.5 O/U line.

Sun Devils Offense Breakdown

Arizona State put up 81 points in their last game, shooting 51.9% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 63%. They hit 46.4% from beyond the arc, connecting on 13 of 28 attempts, and shot 57.7% on two-pointers.

Trevor Baskin led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 64.3% from the field. BJ Freeman added 19 points, hitting 3 of 7 from deep, while Basheer Jihad contributed 17 points, going 4 for 6 from three-point range.

Jayhawks Offense Breakdown

Kansas put up 99 points in their last game, shooting 50.6% from the field and hitting 39.1% from three-point range. Their effective field goal percentage was 55.4%, and they grabbed 22 offensive rebounds, leading to 30 assists as a team.

Hunter Dickinson led the way with 27 points and 9 rebounds, shooting 70.6% from the field. Rylan Griffen was perfect from beyond the arc, hitting 4/4 threes and finishing with 14 points in 17 minutes.

Sun Devils Team Defense

Despite giving up 61 points, Arizona State’s defense struggled to contain their opponent’s shooting, allowing them to hit 51% of their shots from the field. This included 57% shooting from two-point range, with 15 makes on 26 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Arizona State allowed 13 three-pointers on 28 attempts, a 46% shooting performance. Their opponent also went 12/19 from the free-throw line. Arizona State gave up 9 offensive rebounds in the game.

Jayhawks Team Defense

Arizona State’s defense gave up 61 points, allowing the opponent to shoot 51% from the field. Inside the arc, they hit 57% of their shots, going 15/26.

From three-point range, the opponent connected on 13/28 attempts, shooting 46%. They also went 12/19 from the free-throw line.

Sun Devils vs Jayhawks Trends

• Across their three previous road games, Arizona State has an ATS mark of 1-2. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-2 while averaging 66 points per game.
• When looking at their past three home matchups, Kansas has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 76 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
• The last ten games that Arizona State was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 6-4 while going 4-6 straight up.
• Through their last five games as the favorite, the Jayhawks have an ATS record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 3-2.

Sun Devils vs Jayhawks Prediction

For a point-spread bet in this Jayhawks vs. Jayhawks matchup, we’re leaning towards the Jayhawks at -13.5. Although our projections show the Jayhawks winning 79-69, we suggest placing your bet on the Sun Devils for the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 143.5 and given that our model is projecting 148 points between the teams, we like the over.

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