Harvard Crimson vs Kansas Jayhawks Predictions: A Holiday Blowout

It is the ultimate contest for the Kansas Jayhawks earlier than a break for the vacations, and as an alternative of occurring the street as they’ve executed up to now, the Jayhawks are welcoming within the Harvard Crimson to spherical out the non-conference schedule. However whereas this does not look like a aggressive matchup on paper, can Kansas maintain give attention to the duty at hand earlier than seeking to the vacation break?

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Kyle Davis

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Derek Noll

Harvard on the Kaw in opposition to precise Harvard. Intriguing. Nicely, contemplating that Harvard has misplaced to Louisiana Lafayette and Fordham amongst others, I feel that intriguing is perhaps overstating it. Nonetheless, this sport ought to be a pleasant ship off earlier than Christmas and I’m searching for KU’s measurement to win out with KJ having an enormous sport.

Kansas 88, Harvard 60.

Lucas Murphy

The winter climate rolled into Kansas in a single day however I don’t consider that can decelerate this Jayhawks basketball workforce. Although Harvard is a really prestigious instructional establishment they’re coming to the place basketball started and they’re about to get schooled on the court docket. The Jayhawks are clicking on all cylinders. The beginning 5 have been unimaginable at not solely placing up factors however taking part in protection. They seem like a workforce when others rotate in. I anticipate an enormous win.

Kansas 87, Harvard 62

Brendan Dzwierzynski

Possibly these are well-known final phrases (although I doubt it), however the Harvard offense is terrible. Getting into Thursday night time, it’s ranked 271st in Kenpom and 329th based on Stats Carry out’s TRACR metric. I do know it’ll be a small crowd and it’s a basic letdown sport spot going into the Christmas break, however so long as KU doesn’t blast itself within the foot time and again, the all-around offensive menace of the Jayhawks shall be an excessive amount of for the Crimson to beat.

Kansas 88, Harvard 60.

Andy Mitts

I talked about this on the podcast with Brendan, however the method for upsets up to now has been scorching taking pictures from the perimeter mixed with a lackluster quantity of effort from Kansas. Certain Jalen Wilson had a extremely dangerous taking pictures night time in opposition to Indiana, however I do not know that you would be able to rely on that taking place once more. With loads of different choices for scoring, I am not nervous in regards to the means to attain from the Jayhawks.

However Harvard is AWFUL from three. Like 28% terrible. If Kansas is ready to do something to close down the Harvard inside sport, it will be extraordinarily troublesome for this one to even be shut.

Kansas 96, Harvard 69.

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