Kansas vs. Samford Prediction, Odds, Picks - NCAA Tournament First Round

Updated Mar. 22, 2024 1:27 a.m. ET

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An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the No. 4-seed Kansas Jayhawks (22-10) play against the No. 13 seed Samford Bulldogs (29-5) on Thursday at Delta Center. The matchup tips off at 9:55 PM ET, on TBS.

The Jayhawks enter their matchup against the Bulldogs as a 7.5-point favorite. The over/under for the matchup is set at 152.5.

Keep scrolling to get the details before placing bets on the Kansas-Samford game.

Kansas vs. Samford Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 9:55 PM ET
Where: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
How to Watch on TV: TBS
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Jayhawks vs Bulldogs Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Jayhawks	-7.5	-110	-110	152.5	-110	-110	-290	+235

Kansas vs. Samford Prediction

Pick ATS: Samford (+7.5)
Pick OU: Under (152.5)
Prediction: Kansas 78, Samford 73

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Kansas vs. Samford Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the encounter is Jayhawks 80, Bulldogs 72.
The Jayhawks have a 74.4% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Bulldogs have a 29.9% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

Kansas has put together a 13-18-1 record against the spread this season.
Samford has put together an 18-14-0 record against the spread this season.
Kansas is 5-8-1 ATS this season when playing as at least 7.5-point favorites.
Samford has not covered the spread this season (0-1 ATS) when playing as at least 7.5-point underdogs.

Key Total Facts

A total of 12 times so far this year, the Jayhawks and their opponent have combined for more than 152.5 points.
Bulldogs games have had over 152.5 points 16 times this year.
These teams score 161.3 points per game combined, higher than the over/under for this matchup by 8.8.

Key Moneyline Facts

Kansas has won 80% of its games this season when the moneyline favorite (16-4).
This season, Samford has won three out of the six games in which it has been the underdog.
Kansas has gone 11-3 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -290 or shorter (winning 78.6%).
This season, Samford has won three of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +235 on the moneyline.

Kansas vs. Samford: 2023-24 Stats Comparison

	Kansas	Samford
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	75.3 (120)	86.0 (5)
Points Allowed (Rank)	68.7 (79)	73.9 (243)
Rebounds (Rank)	7.1 (304)	8.7 (168)
3pt Made (Rank)	5.6 (332)	9.9 (15)
Assists (Rank)	18.8 (1)	17.4 (14)
Turnovers (Rank)	11.3 (187)	12.7 (312)

Kansas 2023-24 Key Players

Jayhawks Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Kevin McCullar	26	18.3	6.0	4.1	1.5	0.4	1.5
Hunter Dickinson	31	18.0	10.8	2.2	0.9	1.4	0.7
KJ Adams	32	12.4	4.5	3.0	1.2	0.6	0.0
Johnny Furphy	31	8.8	4.7	0.9	0.9	0.3	1.3
Dajuan Harris	32	8.3	1.8	6.3	1.5	0.4	0.8

Samford 2023-24 Key Players

Bulldogs Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Achor Achor	32	15.8	6.1	1.5	0.8	1.8	0.8
A.J. Staton-McCray	30	11.7	4.6	1.3	1.6	0.5	1.2
Jaden Campbell	32	11.1	3.3	0.9	0.9	0.5	1.6
Jermaine Marshall	21	10.8	5.1	1.4	1.3	0.3	1.2
Rylan Jones	34	9.4	3.0	4.7	1.5	0.1	1.6