Kansas vs Harvard 12/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Harvard Crimson and Kansas Jayhawks meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Allen Fieldhouse. The Harvard Crimson look for their ninth win. The Kansas Jayhawks look for their 11th win.

The Harvard Crimson are averaging 67.8 points on 44.3 percent shooting and allowing 63.1 points on 40.4 percent shooting. Chris Ledlum is averaging 18.8 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Chisom Okpara is averaging 8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds. Luka Sakota is dishing 1.7 assists and Sam Silverstein is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Harvard Crimson are shooting 27.3 percent from beyond the arc and 66.5 percent from the free throw line. The Harvard Crimson are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.

The Kansas Jayhawks are averaging 79.8 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 39.1 percent shooting. Jalen Wilson is averaging 21.1 points and 9.3 rebounds, while Gradey Dick is averaging 15.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. Kevin McCullar Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and KJ Adams Jr. is dishing 2.4 assists. The Kansas Jayhawks are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. The Kansas Jayhawks are allowing 29.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game.

The Crimson are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. The Jayhawks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 7-0 in Crimson last 7 overall. The over is 4-0 in Jayhawks last 4 overall.

The Kansas Jayhawks are obviously the more talented team and capable of blowing the doors off here, but this is a lot of points for a solid Harvard team. The Harvard Crimson don’t beat themselves, they’re solid defensively, and they’ve shown they can win on the road. Harvard is also losing by an average of just 2.8 points as an underdog. Give me the points.