NCAA Tournament Second Round: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Seton Hall Pirates

In the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday – the Kansas Jayhawks will take on the Seton Hall Pirates. The winner of this game will head to the Sweet 16 in Omaha. The Kansas Jayhawks are the top seed in the Midwest Region, and came away with a win in the first round over the Penn Quakers. Kansas won the Big 12 title for the 14th straight season.

The 8th seeded Seton Hall Pirates scored 94 points in a first round win over North Carolina State. The Pirates are now 22-11 on the season, and finished third in the Big East. The Pirates are playing in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in school history. Kansas is -4.5 over the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday.

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The Seton Hall Pirates are definitely the underdogs, but they do not feel like they are. The Pirates come in with the confidence and the mindset to beat the top seeded Jayhawks. Seton Hall has been battle tested out of the Big East all season, with two games against Villanova and Xavier during the regular season. They lost all four of those games.

The Pirates are led in scoring by Desi Rodriguez and Khadeen Carrington. Those two are combining for more than 32 points per game. Seton Hall as a team are scoring nearly 80 points per game, while allowing teams to score just over 73 per game.

Jayhawks Looking to Gain Health

The Kansas Jayhawks, led by Bill Self struggled early in the win over Penn, but came back to win by 16. The Jayhawks won the Big 12 title, and are 28-7 on the season. Kansas is expecting their big man Udoka Azubuike back for this game after playing just three minutes in the win over Penn. The Jayhawks need his rebounding, which was 176th in the country.

Devonte Graham is the top scorer for Kansas, and was the Big 12 Player of the Year. The guard scored more than 17.5 points per game, and also dished out 7.4 assists per game. Kansas is scoring 81.3 points per game, and allowing opponents to score 70.6 per game. The Jayhawks are looking for their 105th NCAA Tournament win, and 15th trip to the Final Four.

Kansas Move to Sweet 16

The Kansas Jayhawks struggled big time in the win over Penn, but when they get going, they can really score the basketball. The Seton Hall Pirates are not a great defensive team, which will be a problem for them. When you go to place your bet on this game for the second round of the NCAA Tournament – take the Kansas Jayhawks -4.5 over the Seton Hall Pirates from Wichita on Saturday.

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