Who's Playing
Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ Kansas Jayhawks
Current Records: Oakland 1-2, Kansas 3-0
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Allen Fieldhouse -- Lawrence, Kansas
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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- Ticket Cost: $28.00
What to Know
Golden Grizzlies fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Saturday as the odds are decidedly against them. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kansas Jayhawks at 6:00 p.m. ET at Allen Fieldhouse. The Golden Grizzlies might want some stickum for this one as the team gave up 18 turnovers on Wednesday.
Oakland is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week's over/under low at 150, but even that wound up being too high. They fell 66-54 to Illinois.
Meanwhile, Kansas waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 77-69 victory over the Spartans.
Kansas can attribute much of their success to Hunter Dickinson, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dajuan Harris Jr., who earned 11 points plus six assists.
Oakland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Kansas, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Oakland has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Kansas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 40. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Oakland was pulverized by Kansas 102-59 in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. That match was pretty much over by halftime, at which point Oakland was down 55-26.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 26.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 148.5 points.
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Series History
Kansas won the only game these two teams have played in the last 7 years.
- Nov 24, 2017 - Kansas 102 vs. Oakland 59
