Northern Iowa Panthers versus Kansas Jayhawks CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 19, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Northern Iowa Panthers from the Missouri Valley conference will face the Kansas Jayhawks from the Big 12 conference in a second round NCAA Tournament game on Saturday night. Tip off time from the Ford Center in Oklahoma City Oklahoma is set for 5:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening line in this college basketball game and the Kansas Jayhawks were opened as an 11 ½ point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 128.

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The college basketball betting public has not moved this point spread, as the Kansas Jayhawks are currently 11 ½ point favorites. The total has seen the early movement downward, as the over under is lined at 126 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Those backing the Kansas Jayhawks on the money line will find –800 odds with the underdog Northern Iowa Panthers returning +550 to pull off the major upset victory without the aid of taking the points.

Northern Iowa advanced past the UNLV Rebels in a tightly contested first round game on Thursday night by posting the 69-66 victory as a 1 point favorite. It was a game winning three point shot by Ali Farokmanesh with just seconds remaining to break a 66-66 tie and send the Panthers into the second round. The Panthers converted on 44% from the field and a pretty good 9 of 19 from beyond the arc. Northern Iowa made their free throws as they converted on 20 of 23 from the charity stripe. The Panthers won the rebounding battle due in part of the efforts of their senior big seven footer Jordan Eglseder’s 10 boards. Senior guard Ali Farokhmanesh led the Panthers with 17 points and 4 of 8 from the three points line. The Panthers bench contributed with 23 points in victory.

Kansas opened up play in the NCAA Tournament with the 90-74 victory against Lehigh as a 25-point favorite. The Jayhawks were tested early as they held just a 35-29 lead as a number one seed against a 16th seed. But Kansas responded with 55 second half points to deliver the victory. Kansas hit on 55% from the field and 9 of 21 from the three-point line. The Jayhawks controlled the glass with a 40-29 rebounding advantage. Sophomore guard Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks with 26 points and 10 rebounds in victory. Kansas will put Northern Iowa’s defense to the test, as they are number five in all of college basketball by averaging 82 points per game. By contrast Northern Iowa is number two in all of college basketball in scoring defense by allowing just 54.6 points a game.

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