NCAA: Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Northern Iowa Panthers and the Kansas Jayhawks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ford Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Jayhawks listed as 12-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total is sitting at 127. Northern Iowa came back in the second half and pulled out a 69-66 win over UNLV in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Northern Iowa covered the 1-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 140.5. Ali Farokhmanesh tossed in 17 points to lead Northern Iowa, and Kwadzo Ahelegbe added 13 in the win. Marcus Morris poured in poured in 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double as Kansas defeated Lehigh 90-74 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Kansas failed to cover the 25-point spread, while the 164 points sailed OVER the posted total of 146.5. Team records: Northern Iowa: 29-4 SU, 22-10 ATS Kansas: 33-2 SU, 14-17-1 ATS Northern Iowa most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 Kansas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 9-1 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: Northern Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games