Kansas vs UCF Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big 12 Tournament

The No. 6 seed Kansas Jayhawks (20-11, 11-9 Big 12) and the No. 14 seed UCF Knights (17-15, 7-13 Big 12) play in the Big 12 tournament Wednesday at T-Mobile Center, tipping off at 9:30 p.m. ET.

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

Kansas vs. UCF Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN2
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Arena: T-Mobile Center

Kansas vs. UCF Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kansas win (78.9%)

Read the betting trends and insights below before placing a wager on Wednesday's Kansas-UCF spread (Kansas -10.5) or total (154.5 points).

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Kansas vs. UCF: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Kansas has compiled a 15-16-0 ATS record so far this year.
• UCF has won 14 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 18 times.
• Kansas covers the spread when it is a 10.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That's less often than UCF covers as an underdog of 10.5 or more (66.7%).
• The Jayhawks have a better record against the spread when playing at home (8-9-0) than they do on the road (5-7-0).
• The Knights have performed better against the spread away (5-5-0) than at home (7-11-0) this year.
• Kansas has covered the spread nine times in 20 conference games.
• UCF is 9-12-0 against the spread in Big 12 play this season.

Kansas vs. UCF: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Kansas has won in 19, or 76%, of the 25 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• The Jayhawks have a mark of 11-1 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -549 or better on the moneyline.
• UCF has gone 4-12 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 25% of those games).
• In games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +400 or longer, the Knights have a 1-4 record (winning just 20% of their games).
• Kansas has an implied victory probability of 84.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Kansas vs. UCF Head-to-Head Comparison

• Kansas outscores opponents by 7.6 points per game (scoring 75.5 per game to rank 130th in college basketball while giving up 67.9 per contest to rank 61st in college basketball) and has a +236 scoring differential overall.
• Hunter Dickinson's team-leading 17.4 points per game ranks 93rd in the nation.
• UCF scores 78.8 points per game (61st in college basketball) and concedes 79.6 (345th in college basketball) for a -23 scoring differential overall.
• UCF's leading scorer, Keyshawn Hall, ranks 55th in the nation, averaging 18.6 points per game.
• The Jayhawks are 46th in the nation at 34.7 rebounds per game. That's 3.0 more than the 31.7 their opponents average.
• Dickinson leads the team with 9.9 rebounds per game (11th in college basketball action).
• The Knights rank 135th in the nation at 32.8 rebounds per game. That's 1.7 fewer than the 34.5 their opponents average.
• Hall tops the team with 6.9 rebounds per game (180th in college basketball).
• Kansas' 96.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 156th in college basketball, and the 86.8 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 31st in college basketball.
• The Knights rank 232nd in college basketball averaging 93.9 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 216th, allowing 94.7 points per 100 possessions.

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