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Kansas vs Gonzaga Preview & Picks – Bulldogs To Book Spot In Sweet 16 Of March Madness

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22 Mar 2024
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Leigh Copson 22 Mar 2024
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  • Kansas vs Gonzaga picks for Saturday, March 23
  • NCAA Tournament second round game is taking place at Delta Center, Salt Lake City
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    Kansas vs Gonzaga Preview & Picks
  • Kansas vs Gonzaga Preview & Picks
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Kansas vs Gonzaga Preview & Picks

Gonzaga are tipped to cover as they move on to the Sweet 16.

The Bulldogs score a lot of points and shoot the basketball efficiently, and that will make this an uphill struggle for a Kansas team without star player Kevin McCullar Jr.

  • Gonzaga are 15-2 in their last 17 games
  • Gonzaga are 4-1-0 ATS in their last 5 games
  • Kansas are 1-5-0 ATS in their last 6 games
  • The Over has cashed in 7 of Gonzaga’s last 10 games

Head To Head

  • Gonzaga lead the all-time series 1-0
  • Gonzaga won 102-90 when the two teams last met in November 2020

Kansas Form

Kansas enter this second-round matchup at March Madness have won just twice in their last six games.

The Jayhawks ended the regular season with three defeats in their final four games – a sequence that started with a 76-68 defeat to Brigham Young.

They then sandwiched a 98-68 home blowout of Kansas State with road defeats to Baylor, 82-74, and Houston, 76-46.

Kansas lasted just one game at the Big 12 conference tournament, losing 72-52 to Cincinnati, but have fared better in the national tournament.

The Jayhawks took on Samford in the opening round and fought their way to a 93-89 victory.

Gonzaga Form

Gonzaga bounced back from their conference tournament disappointment in the first round of the national tournament, winning for the 15th time in 17 games.

The Bulldogs responded to a 64-62 defeat to Saint Mary’s (CA) late in the regular season by winning their final eight games on the schedule.

That run included a 70-57 victory at Saint Mary’s (CA) that avenged their surprise defeat back on February 3.

Gonzaga’s streak reached nine games as they beat San Francisco 89-77 in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament, but it came to a shuddering halt as they then lost 69-60 to Saint Mary’s (CA).

The Bulldogs rebounded in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, blowing out McNeese State in an 86-65 victory.

Verdict

Kansas battled through the first round, but it took special performances from a couple of players.

A repeat of that is unlikely here, so we expect one of the nation’s best scoring teams, Gonzaga, to advance.

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