Dec 19th NCAA Betting Odds: Davidson at No 12 Kansas
Monday, December 19, 2011
Frank Martin
Kansas Jayhawks expects to have senior guard Tyshawn Taylor back in the lineup for the game against Davidson at the annual M&I Kansas City Shootout at the Sprint Center. Taylor, who averages 15.9 points and 4.7 assists, is coming back from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
He was near full speed on Friday at practice. Coach Bill Self said the staff would check for swelling before making a final decision. Davidson is off to its best start since the 2008-09 season, when the Davidson Wildcats began 8-1, but has lost its last two decisions.
It’s only the second meeting between the two teams; Kansas survived a 59-57 scare in the Elite Eight in 2008 and went on to win the national championship.
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Davidson Wildcats @ #12 Kansas Jayhawks
When:
9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where:
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
TV:
9 p.m. ET. ESPNU
The Jayhawks have opened as 13.5-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NCAA Basketball Odds.
Davidson Wildcats (6-3): Sophomore De’Mon Brooks leads the Wildcats in scoring (16.0) and rebounding (7.0) and was named the Southern Conference Player of the Month for November. The Wildcats also have J.P. Kuhlman (13.6 points), Jake Cohen (12.4 points) and Nik Cochran (10.2) all averaging in double figures. Cohen is 74 points shy of 1,000 for his career. Davidson hasn’t played in eight days because of final exams.
Kansas Jayhawks (7-2): Kansas has won four straight games, including a big home victory over No. 2 Ohio State. Thomas Robinson, who had 21 points against the Buckeyes, was named national player of the week after averaging 23.5 points and making 17 of 23 field goal attempts in two games. He averages 17.8 points and 11.4 rebounds. If Taylor has his time limited, Kansas will rely more on Elijah Johnson, who averages 3.4 assists, for floor direction.
1.
Davidson is 16-6 over its last 22 games.
2. The only two losses for Kansas have come against teams ranked No. 6
or higher.
3. Davidson
ranks third nationally in free-throw percentage (80.0) and has made at least 20
free throws four times this season.
NCAA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Jayhawks 78, Wildcats 65
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