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The Kansas City Jayhawks took care of business on Monday in the Players Era Tournament, defeating Notre Dame 71-61, and now turn their attention to Syracuse. The Orange nearly pulled off an upset against Houston, falling 78-74 in overtime, and they will look to carry that same intensity into today’s matchup against the Jayhawks. 

Kansas shot 46.7% from the field while holding a solid Notre Dame team to 34.4% shooting. Houston owns the nation’s top-ranked defense according to KenPom in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency, but Syracuse also brings a strong defensive presence — allowing a mere 58.2 points per game and holding opponents to 32.2% shooting. Donnie Freeman continues to lead the Orange, averaging 17.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. The Jayhawks will be without leading scorer Darryn Peterson, and in his absence they will rely on Flory Bidunga and Tre White. Both stepped up in the win over Notre Dame, with Bidunga scoring 18 and White with 16 — giving the Jayhawks a balanced scoring attack. Syracuse played well against Houston and managed to find a way to score against that elite defense, but it has another tough test against Kansas and could be dealing with fatigue. The Jayhawks should be able to control the pace of the game and win comfortably, making Kansas my best bet of the day. 

Syracuse vs Kansas prediction: Kansas -3.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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The St. John’s Red Storm and the Baylor Bears will play a non-conference game in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Both teams kicked off Feast Week yesterday with a game inside Michelob Ultra Arena for the Players Era Festival and they will play their second game on Tuesday. St. John’s lost a close one to Iowa State while Baylor beat Creighton. I expect St. John’s to bounce back from their close loss on Monday and cover the spread here. The spread is currently St. John’s -4.5 and that is my best bet of the game.

St. John’s -4.5 is my best because I believe they will dominate the paint in this matchup against Baylor. Baylor is not great at guarding the paint or defensive rebounding and St. John’s should be able to take advantage in both of those areas. According to KenPom, St. John’s offense is ranked #26 in offensive rebounding percentage and #67 in two-point percentage while Baylor’s defense is ranked #217 and #257. Baylor was able to out rebound Creighton on Monday, but I expect regression against a good rebounding team like St. John’s.

Baylor is 4-0 on the season but I expect them to take their first loss here. St. John’s is the more talented team and should come ready to play coming off a loss. Take the Red Storm to cover.

*St. John’s -4.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at -6*

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies face the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday night in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. UNC and Michigan State are the headliners in this field, and they will meet on Thanksgiving Day. But first the Heels get the Bonnies, and I look for Carolina to get the win and cover. UNC is 5-0 to start the season; its key win has come over Kansas. Of course, since then the Tar Heels have lost star guard Seth Trimble for a few weeks to a broken forearm, so that is obviously a factor. Still, I think there is a large talent gap between the Heels and the Bonnies. I will take UNC -10.5.

St. Bonaventure enters the game at 5-0, as well, but this will be its first game against a solid opponent. The Bonnies are a methodical team, but Carolina tends to speed up everyone. The Bonnies also excel on the offensive glass, but it is hard to imagine that will remain true when they step up in competition against the Heels. The Carolina rotation is a little shorter without Trimble, but this team is still scoring, still playing fast and still rebounding well — and all those things should lead to a comfortable win in the opener of this tournament.

St. Bonaventure vs North Carolina prediction: UNC -10.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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