The No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers (8-2, 1-1 Big 10), one of the nation’s top shooting teams, travel to face the No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks (9-1) on Saturday. Indiana was beaten by the Arizona Wildcats 89-75 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday. With 16 points and nine rebounds, Race Thompson was a top performer in defeat.
Kansas won their third in a row in dominating fashion on Saturday at Mizzou Arena, beating the Missouri Tigers 95-67. Jalen Wilson tallied 24 points to top the scoresheet. With 21 points and five steals, Kevin McCullar Jr. also had a strong game.
The Hoosiers got the win in the last meeting between the teams 103-99 at SimpliFI Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in November 2016. The Hoosiers have been led this season by Trayce Jackson-Davis, who is averaging 15.1 points per game. Jackson-Davis also has grabbed 7.6 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, Xavier Johnson is dishing 5.2 assists.Wilson’s 22.1 points per game have powered the Jayhawks on offense. Wilson also has averaged 9.4 rebounds per game. Dajuan Harris Jr. has doled out 6.5 assists per game.Shooting 51.1% from the field, the Hoosiers are one of the country’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (3rd).
In the last 10 games, Indiana is 8-2 with an average margin of +17.6 (81.4-63.8). Kansas has gone 9-1 over the last 10, scoring 79.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 65.6 (+13.8 margin).
HOOSIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trey Galloway: 11.6 | 8.4 | +3.2
Malik Reneau: 7.4 | 12.8 | -5.4
Points per game:
Tamar Bates: 11.8 | 8.8 | +3.0
Malik Reneau: 4.0 | 7.6 | -3.6
Rebounds per game:
Malik Reneau: 2.8 | 3.9 | -1.1
Assists per game:
Jalen Hood-Schifino: 1.6 | 2.9 | -1.3
JAYHAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Joseph Yesufu: 9.0 | 6.2 | +2.8
Bobby Pettiford Jr.: 2.4 | 5.0 | -2.6
Points per game:
Dajuan Harris Jr.: 5.6 | 7.8 | -2.2
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Kansas -5.5 (-110)
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