[3:32 PM] Stanford @ #4 Kansas

What will be the GAME RESULT?

#4 Kansas: Wins By 15+ Points

Any Other Result

 

• The line for this game is Kanas by 16 points.

• When Stanford coach Jerod Haase studies this year’s Kansas squad, he might be reminded of the dynamic Jayhawks teams that he helped lead to three consecutive conference titles in the mid-1990s. Haase will get a closer look Saturday as the Cardinal visit the fifth-ranked Jayhawks, who have won six in a row following a season-opening overtime loss to Indiana in Hawaii.

• The Cardinal are off to their best start in five seasons but took a step back in Wednesday’s 66-51 loss to No. 13 Saint Mary’s as the Gaels held leading scorers Reid Travis and Dorian Pickens to a combined 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Pickens, a versatile 6-foot-5 junior, averaged 18.3 points in three games last week and continues to build on his strong finish last season. The Cardinal received a boost off the bench against Saint Mary’s from backup center Grant Verhoeven (team-high 12 points) but clearly need more offense from guards Marcus Allen and Robert Cartwright.

• The Jayhawks’ stellar backcourt features veterans Mason and Devonte Graham along with Josh Jackson, who is averaging 14.1 points on 52.1 percent shooting and making an early case for national freshman of the year.  Senior center Landen Lucas could miss his second straight game with an oblique injury, but the Jayhawks have plenty of depth at the position with freshman 7-footer Udoka Azubuike, former starter Carlton Bragg Jr., and junior Dwight Coleby available to step in.

• Kansas owns the nation’s longest active home court winning streak at 45 games.

• Haase is 2-9 all-time against ranked opponents, including his time at UAB.

• Kansas has made 45 3-pointers in its last four games, compared to 12 in its first three contests.

 

 

StreakSmarts Pick: #4 Kansas: Wins By 15+ Points

Confidence: 5/10

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