The Arizona Wildcats and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the T-Mobile Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arizona vs. Kansas prediction.
Matchup History
The Kansas Jayhawks won the lone meeting between these two teams at Allen Fieldhouse just a few days ago on March 8th, 2025, making Kansas 3-1 in the four all-time meetings between these two teams.
Arizona Recap
The Arizona Wildcats come into this game as the 3-seed, finishing the year with a 20-11 overall record including a 14-6 mark in Big 12 conference play.
Wildcats Looking To Make Impact In Debut Big 12 Season
Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 4.3 RPG and 3.6 APG while Jaden Bradley has 11.6 PPG and 3.9 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. KJ Lewis has 10.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 3 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this year while Tobe Awaka has 8.5 PPG and a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 7.6 PPG and Trey Townsend has 8 PPG and 3.9 RPG so far this season. Henri Veesaar also has 9.3 PPG with 5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Arizona is averaging 82.2 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three-point range and 78.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Arizona Wildcats will win
- Arizona has won each of its last 10 Conference Tournament night games.
Kansas Recap
The Kansas Jayhawks come into this game looking to build on their 98-94 OT win over UCF in their last matchup in the second round of the conference tournament.
Jayhawks Looking To Make It Back To Big 12 Semis
Hunter Dickinson leads the Jayhawks in scoring and rebounding with 16.9 PPG and 9.9 RPG along with 2 APG while Zeke Mayo has 13.8 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 2.9 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Kansas so far this season. Dajuan Harris Jr. has 9.1 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 5.6 APG to lead Kansas in assists so far this season. KJ Adams Jr. also has 9 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 2.3 APG as well for Kansas this season. As a team, Kansas is averaging 75.2 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 71% from the foul line this season.
Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win
- Kansas has won each of its last 18 Thursday games.
- Arizona has lost four of its last five games played at neutral venues.
Total Points Facts
- Nine of Kansas’ last 10 Conference Tournament games have produced a total of 150 or fewer points.
- Seven of Arizona’s last eight night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue have produced a total of 154+ points.
Arizona vs. Kansas Prediction
I’m on the over in this game. I just think this is going to be a high-scoring affair once again between two of the more dynamic offensive units in the Big 12. These are two teams that can flat out score and both have been inconsistent with the defense at times in conference play. This feels like a heavyweight matchup and I think that we get a matchup that fits the billing here. Give me the over in this one.