Kansas vs Cal Baptist College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for NCAA Tournament First Round

The No. 4 seed Kansas Jayhawks (23-10) and the No. 13 seed Cal Baptist Lancers (25-8) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 9:45 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on CBS.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Kansas vs. Cal Baptist Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 20, 2026
• Game time: 9:45 p.m. ET
• TV channel: CBS
• Location: San Diego, California
• Arena: Viejas Arena

Kansas vs. Cal Baptist Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kansas win (79.2%)

Before you wager on Friday's Kansas-Cal Baptist spread (Kansas -14.5) or total (140.5 points), see the betting trends and insights below.

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Kansas vs. Cal Baptist: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Kansas has compiled a 20-13-0 record against the spread this season.
• Cal Baptist has won 19 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 13 times.
• Kansas covers the spread when it is a 14.5-point favorite or more 71.4% of the time. That's more often than Cal Baptist covers as an underdog of 14.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Jayhawks have done a better job covering the spread in home games (10-5-0) than they have in road tilts (5-6-0).
• This year, the Lancers are 7-8-0 at home against the spread (.467 winning percentage). Away, they are 9-4-0 ATS (.643).

Kansas vs. Cal Baptist: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Kansas has been the moneyline favorite in 20 games this season and has come away with the win 16 times (80%) in those contests.
• The Jayhawks have not lost in six games this year when favored by -1449 or better on the moneyline.
• Cal Baptist has been the moneyline underdog 10 total times this season. Cal Baptist has gone 4-6 in those games.
• The Lancers have played as a moneyline underdog of +810 or longer in only one game this season, which they lost.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Kansas has a 93.5% chance of walking away with the win.

Kansas vs. Cal Baptist Head-to-Head Comparison

• Kansas was 112th in the country in points scored (76.1 per game) and 91st in points conceded (69.6) last year.
• Kansas was 43rd in the nation in rebounds per game (34.7) and 211th in rebounds conceded (31.7) last year.
• With 17.7 assists per game, Kansas was fourth-best in college basketball last season.
• Kansas committed 11.5 turnovers per game last year and forced 10.3 per game, ranking 221st and 274th, respectively, in college basketball.
• On offense, Cal Baptist scored 71.3 points per game (249th-ranked in college basketball) last season. It gave up 70.0 points per contest at the other end (110th-ranked).
• Cal Baptist was 119th in college basketball with 33.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 129th with 30.4 rebounds allowed per game.
• Last season Cal Baptist ranked 311th in college basketball in assists, averaging 11.7 per game.
• Cal Baptist committed 11.5 turnovers per game (221st-ranked in college basketball). It forced 11.8 turnovers per contest (134th-ranked).

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