Yesterday: Loyola Chicago Winner 
Tonight:
Kansas has had a real rollercoaster year for their standarrds. Everyone thought they were gonna have a down year when they started off losing several games on their home floor. However, since those losses Kansas has been pretty much dominant despite losing twice to OK ST. Kansas gets it done behind a fantastic offense. Drilling shots inside and outside with high efficiency. 40.3% from beyond the arc and 56.1% in the paint. They do this while taking great care of the ball. On the defensive side they have been just average however their strength is defending the perimeter holding oponents to just 33% from 3. A huge problem for them though has been cleaning up the glass. They are among the nation's worst in defensive rebounding.
Clemson's season has been great despite losing probably their best player and leader in Donte Grantham. The Tigers are extremely stingy on D with ElijaH Thomas defending the paint. They rebound very well and dont commit many fouls as they are well disciplined. The one hole in their defense though is defending the perimeter. Teams hit for 37% against them from outside in conference play. Offensively they live and die by the 3. They are not efficient inside and they do not crash the offensive glass well. They are a one shot and out offense.
The Matchup:
Kansas bombs away from deep 41% of the time connecting like I said earlier at 40%. Clemson's hole on defense is their perimeter D. This is not a good recipe for success for Clemson. The Jayhawks can also mix it inside and I do not see them turning over the ball as Clemson does not force many turnovers. This will lead to many full possesion opportunites to score which Kansas does like a well oiled machine. On the other end Clemson shoots the three ball 40% of the time connecting at 37% thats great but Kansas protects the perimeter quite well. The Tigers inside the arc shot only 46% in conference play so I do not believe they will be able to take advantage of Kansas' weakness in protecting the paint. Ultimately the Jayhawks are just wayy too efficient offensively and Clemson does not have the ability offensively to keep up. This should lead to Kansas easily winning this one and covering the 5. Thats why I will be on rock chalk minus the points.
KANSAS -5
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