The Seton Hall Pirates (4-3) and the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks (7-1) meet Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Seton Hall vs. Kansas odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Pirates have lost their last 2 games after opening 4-1 straight up and against the spread (ATS). Seton Hall does have a 70-69 win over Memphis on a neutral floor, but it lost Sunday against Siena 60-55 as a 14.5-point favorite after a 77-64 setback against Oklahoma prior to that.
The Jayhawks rolled up an 87-55 win against Texas Southern last time out on Nov. 28, bouncing back after a neutral-site 64-50' loss against Tennessee. Kansas covered (-25.5) against the TSU Tigers, a rare cover after going 1-6 ATS in the first 7 games. The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 games overall.
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