{"id":134105,"date":"2017-03-06T00:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T05:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134105"},"modified":"2017-03-13T01:27:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T05:27:23","slug":"kansas-jayhawks-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/kansas-jayhawks-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Jayhawks \u2013 March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kansas Jayhawks (Overall: 28-4, Conf: 16-2)<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Team Strengths:<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to find a better backcourt in college basketball than the one playing for the Jayhawks. Experts have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/collegebasketballnation\/post\/_\/id\/117988\/kansas-backcourt-the-best-closers-in-college-basketball\">raving about the guards<\/a> of Kansas since the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/columnist\/nicole-auerbach\/2016\/11\/16\/kansas-beats-duke-veteran-backourt-frank-mason-devonte-graham\/93956262\/\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">first month the season<\/a>. The triumvirate of Frank Mason III, Josh Jackson, and Devonte\u2019 Graham has simply been too much to handle for opposing teams. Mason leads the team with 20.5 points per game, Jackson is second with 16.4, and Graham is third with 13.2. Together, they make up more than third of the Jayhawks\u2019 offense that ranks 18<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation in scoring (82.7 PPG) and fifth in KenPom\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/index.php?s=RankAdjOE\">adjusted offensive efficiency<\/a>. The Jayhawks can do severe damage from the outside, where they make 8.7 threes per game on 40.8% shooting. Kansas is pegged at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">+800<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to win the national championship.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses:<\/h3>\n<p>For a team that shoots so well from the outside, it\u2019s a bit surprising to see Kansas struggle at the foul line. The Jayhawks shot just 66.0% from the charity stripe during the regular season, second worst in the Big 12. In their third and last loss of the regular season, the Jayhawks made just 70.4% of their free throws (19-for-27) in a 92-89 setback at the hands of Iowa State. Only one player on the Jayhawks\u2019 roster averaged at least 80% from the free throw line. Kansas could blow out opponents in the early rounds of the tourney without needing to rely on free shots but once the Jayhawks go deeper in the Big Dance, their free throw shooting woes could come back haunting them.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Stats:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Points Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>82.7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>17<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Rebounds\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>39.1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>28<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Blocks\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>4.6<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>45<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>3-Point Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>8.7<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>64<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Free Throw Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>66.0<\/th>\n<th>302<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup:<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>PPG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Landen Lucas<\/th>\n<th>8.2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>Frank Mason III<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>20.5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>Devonte\u2019 Graham<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>13.2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>S<\/strong><strong>viatoslav Mykhailiuk<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>9.3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>Josh Jackson<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>16.4<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction:<\/h3>\n<p>Kansas (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+800<\/strong><\/a>) makes the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the NCAAB action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"134105\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,219&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas Jayhawks (Overall: 28-4, Conf: 16-2) Team Strengths: It\u2019s hard to find a better backcourt in college basketball than the one playing for the Jayhawks. 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