2010 March Madness Lehigh vs. Kansas Picks & Predictions

Last Updated on March 18, 2010 7:00 pm by drew

Kansas-Lehigh Pick

The pre-tournament favorite,

Kansas, begins its run to the national championship on Thursday when the Jayhawks face Lehigh at 9:30PM ET.

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These two teams will battle it out at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with the Jayhawks holding the No. 1 seed and Lehigh holding the No. 16 seed.
Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made

Kansas 26-point favorites over Lehigh on Thursday night. The over/under has been set at 146.

Kansas is making its 39^th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Jayhawks have appeared in the last 21 tournaments.

Kansas is 32-2 on the year and 15-1 in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks won both the regular season and tournament titles in the conference. Kansas scores 81.8 points per-game to rank fifth in the country, and the Jayhawks give up just 63.8 points per-game, which ranks 56^th in the nation. Sherron Collins averages 15.6 points and 4.4 assists per-game to lead

Kansas. Cole Aldrich adds 11.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per-game while Xavier Henry and Marcus Morris each score over 12 points per-contest.

Lehigh enters the tournament as the champion of the Patriot League. The Mountain Hawks are 22-10 on the year and 10-4 in conference play. Lehigh averages 75.1 points per-game on offense to rank 48^th in the NCAA while giving up 70 points, which ranks 196^th. C.J. McCollum averages 18.9 points per-game to lead Lehigh while Marquis Hall and Zahir Carrington each post 11 points per-game for the Hawks.

Kansas is clearly one of the top teams in the country and this game should be no trouble for them. Even with a 26-point spread,

Kansas has the defense to keep Lehigh from posting many points. While the Jayhawks should cover, we like the under as Lehigh may not be able to post enough points to reach the 146 point total.

Our NCAA Tournament Free Pick for this matchup is:
KANSAS -26 and UNDER 146
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Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Kansas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

March Madness Injury Report


KANSAS

[G] 02/27/2010 – C.J. Henry out indefinitely ( Tailbone ) 

[G] 12/12/2009 – Mario Little expected to redshirt ( None ) 

[G] 12/12/2009 – Travis Releford expected to redshirt ( None ) 

LEHIGH

No Injuries Reported
March Madness Game Odds

Kansas Jayhawks -26 Over 146

Lehigh Mountain Hawks +26 Under 146
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Posted: 3/18/10 7:00PM ET