Henry Roldán
The Jayhawks, midwest’s top seeds, will face a very tough team like Creighton this Saturday in the second round of March Madness. Despite suffering multiple injuries to important figures, the Bluejays are still standing by beating San Diego State in overtime, 72-69, and will have a tough opponent against them as is Kansas, favorite quintet to fight for the national title and that comes from comfortably defeating Texas Southern 83-56.
Picks and Predictions for the Creighton Bluejays vs Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Basketball Championship Round 2 Game on March 19
- Where: Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, Texas
- When: Saturday, March 19, 2:40 PM ET
- Betting Line: Creighton Bluejays (+11.5) vs Kansas Jayhawks (-11.5)
Creighton Bluejays Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 22-11
- Conference Record: 12-7
- Spread: +11.5
- Over/Under: Over 139
- Moneyline: +475
Since reaching the Round of 16 Finals (Sweet 16) at March Madness last season, Creighton has stood out for being a fighting team until the end, something they showed again against San Diego State after their main figure, Ryan Kalkbrenner, was injured during the middle of the game and is expected not to play this Saturday. Precisely because of the absence of Kalkbrenner, the fatigue after a very complicated game against the Aztecs, an active roster of just seven players and an opponent who does not forgive his rivals, is that the Bluejays seem far from achieving the miracle.
With a very weak offense, the Bluejays will have to put their hopes in their interior defense, one of the best in the nation, and their consistency so as not to fall into foul trouble.
Kansas Jayhawks Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 28-6
- Conference Record: 14-4
- Spread: -11.5
- Over/Under: Over 139
- Moneyline: -650
The Jayhawks were an offensive gale in the first round. The formidable trio of Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun and Jalen Wilson did not disappoint by adding double digits of points each and from the bench Remy Martin was sensational in leading the team with 15 goals. Of course, on paper, Texas Southern’s defense isn’t as effective as Creighton’s, but they’re expected to have little trouble overcoming the hurdle, especially if they repeat the nearly 50% they got in their first game from the third dimension.
To the defense, although they are not the best in the nation, it should be a quiet commitment since they will have in front of them a team with many offensive failures and with figures of the attack that will not say present due to various injuries.
JefeBet Prediction
Kansas should have no problem beating Creighton. Despite being a very difficult team to beat, with so many casualties it is unlikely that they can do much against a Jayhawks accustomed to playing March Madness. This time I think Kansas will score a lot of points again and that’s why I take the Over of the commitment.
