Kansas Vs Howard: NCAA Tournament First Round Betting Lines, Odds And Trends – March 16, 2023

Written By Staff on November 18, 2023

The insights in this article reflect odds as of March 16, 2023 at 1:41 PM ET.

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Kansas vs Howard Betting Odds

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Kansas Offense Vs. Howard Defense

Kansas Offense Stats (Rank) Howard Defense
74.9 (103) Points/Gm 71.9 (235)
39 (25) Possessions/Game 38 (330)
46.6 (60) Field Goal % 44 (179)
34.3 (177) 3PT % 33 (113)
52.4 (100) Effective FG % 50.1 (164)
55.7 (112) True Shooting % 55.7 (243)

Howard Offense Vs. Kansas Defense

Howard Offense Stats (Rank) Kansas Defense
75.5 (86) Points/Gm 67.9 (114)
38 (35) Possessions/Game 39 (340)
46.1 (82) Field Goal % 41.6 (49)
37.7 (24) 3PT % 31.2 (40)
53 (66) Effective FG % 47.1 (37)
56.6 (72) True Shooting % 51.3 (46)

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Kansas Betting Insights

  • Kansas has covered 16 times in 34 matchups with a spread this season.
  • The Jayhawks have been favored by 21.5 points or more five times this season, and covered the spread in one of those matchups.
  • Kansas and its opponents have combined to hit the over 15 out of 34 times this season.
  • In 13 games this season, the Jayhawks and their opponents have scored more than 146.5 combined points.
  • Kansas has had an average of 142.9 points in its games this season, 3.6 fewer than this matchup’s total.

Howard Betting Insights

  • Howard is 18-13-0 ATS this season.
  • The Bison have not covered the spread this year (0-1 ATS) when playing as at least 21.5-point underdogs.
  • Howard and its opponents have combined to hit the over 15 out of 31 times this year.
  • The Bison have played 17 games this season that finished with a point total over 146.5 points.
  • Howard’s average game total this season has been 147.4, 0.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.

Kansas Key Players

  • Jalen Wilson leads the Jayhawks in points and rebounds. He contributes 20.1 points per game while adding 8.4 rebounds.
  • Dajuan Harris paces the squad with 6.2 assists per game.
  • Gradey Dick is the top three-point shooter for the Jayhawks, connecting on 2.3 per game.
  • Kansas’ steals leader is Harris, who averages 2.1 per game. KJ Adams Jr. leads the team averaging 0.8 blocks an outing.

Howard Key Players

  • The Bison go-to guy, Elijah Hawkins, leads the team in both scoring (13 points per game) and assists (5.9 assists per game).
  • William Settle collects all of the boards and is the Howard leader in rebounds, getting 5.7 per game.
  • Marcus Dockery leads the Bison in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.1 made threes per game.
  • Nobody on Howard grabs more steals than Hawkins (1.7 per game) or blocks more shots than Settle (0.9 per game).