Henry Roldán
The Jayhawks arrive at March Madness 2022 at most at stake after ranking for the 32nd time in a row to the big dance, the longest streak in NCAA history. In front of them will be tigers who earned their spot in the top 64 after beating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the round of the top four. Texas Southern will have a tough, if not impossible, challenge in trying to overcome the Midwest’s top seed, which in its previous 14 occasions as the #1 seed has never lost to the #16 seed.
Picks and Predictions for the Texas Southern Tigers vs Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Basketball Championship Round 1 Game on March 17
- Where: Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, Texas
- When: Thursday, March 17, 9:57 PM ET
- Betting Line: Texas Southern Tigers (+21.5) vs Kansas Jayhawks (-21.5)
Texas Southern Tigers Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 19-12
- Conference Record: 13-5
- Spread: +21.5
- Over/Under: Under 127
- Moneyline: +1800
The Tigers won’t have an easy game despite being a recurring team at March Madness in recent seasons. The Texas Southern team is in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in the last six seasons, although its record is 3-9.
His calling card is an above-average defense that knows how to secure rebounds and avoid second chances. However, this must work more than the account since the Tigers are a team with a very poor offense and proof of this is that none of their players averaged at least 10 points per contest.
Kansas Jayhawks Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 28-6
- Conference Record: 14-4
- Spread: -21.5
- Over/Under: Over 145
- Moneyline: -10000
This isn’t Kansas’ most talented team in recent seasons, but they’ve managed to couple stability with a fast-paced one with the use of size and strength effectively on the defensive side. The formidable trio of Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun and Jalen Wilson allows the Jayhawks to defend, take rebounds and physically complicate their opponents.
On the offensive side of the ball, the same trio is annihilating. Agbaji led the Big-12 Conference in scoring with 19.7 points per game and was named the league’s player of the year. Braun (14.6 points) and Wilson (10.9 points) also played their part and are general threats who can score, break boards and distribute the ball.
JefeBet Prediction
The difference between the two teams is remarkable and Kansas has everything in its power to comfortably win the commitment. However, the spread of 21 points is very high for this height of the competition, so this time I go with the Over. Between the two teams they averaged 148.1 points on the campaign, three more than they project in the stakes, and in the last 10 games Kansas played for the top 8-2 while Texas Southern did it 10-0.
