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  The Stanford Cardinal head to Allen Fieldhouse to take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has Kansas as 19 point favorites.
  Stanford comes into this game with an overall record of 4-3. They currently have a point differential of 0.4 as they are averaging 68.7 points per game while giving up 68.3 per contest. Kansas has an overall mark of 5-0. They are averaging 85.8 points per contest and giving up 76.0, which is a point differential of 9.8.
  The Stanford Cardinal are 3-2-2 against the spread this season
  The Stanford Cardinal are 2-5-0 against the over/under this year
  The Kansas Jayhawks are 3-2-0 against the spread this season
  The Kansas Jayhawks are 4-1-0 against the over/under this year
  Cormac Ryan averages 10.7 points per contest in 31.1 minutes per game this year. He averages 2.0 assists per game and 4.3 rebounds per contest. His field goal percentage is 34% for the season while his free throw percentage is 82%. Kezie Okpala comes into this game averaging 16.3 points per contest while playing 31.6 minutes per night. He grabs 6.0 rebounds per contest and distributes 1.7 assists per game. His FG percentage is 57% while his free throw percentage is 81%.
  Dedric Lawson averages 17.8 points per game and he sees the court an average of 31.6 minutes per game. He also hauls in 10.4 rebounds per game and dishes 3.8 assists per contest. His field goal percentage is 43% and his free throw percentage is 75%. Lagerald Vick scores 19.6 points per contest while playing 36.8 minutes per game. He hauls in 3.8 rebounds per contest and has 2.0 assists per game on the season. His FG percentage is 57% and his free throw percentage is at 71%.
  The Cardinal allow 68.3 points per contest which is 111th in the country. They also surrender a 41% shooting percentage and a 24% average from 3-point range, ranking them 111th and 5th in defensive field goal percentage. Opponents average 38.3 rebounds a game which ranks 281st, and they allow 8.4 assists per game which puts them in 6th place in D-1. They force 14.1 turnovers per game which ranks them 175th in Division 1. Stanford averages 68.7 points per contest, which is 294th in the NCAA. Their average scoring margin is 0.4 and their shooting percentage is 42% as a unit, which has them ranked 275th. From 3-point territory they shoot 30%, which is good for 296th in the nation. They average 36.1 boards per contest and 11.1 assists per game, which ranks them 205th and 299th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they are 28th with 16.6 per game.
  The Jayhawks give up 76.0 points per game, which ranks them 266th in the nation. Their defense surrenders a 42% shooting percentage and a 38% average from behind the 3-point line, ranking them 142nd and 301st in those defensive statistics. They rank 325th with 16.4 dimes allowed per game and 139th with 34.2 boards surrendered per contest. The Jayhawks are 194th in Division 1 in forcing turnovers with 14.4 per contest. Kansas is 27th in the country with 85.8 points per contest this season. They are 45th in D-1 in shooting at 49%, while their average scoring margin is 9.8. They shoot 44% from beyond the arc, which is good for 7th in the country. They are 41st in the nation in rebounding with 41.2 boards per contest and 48th in assists per game with 16.6. The Jayhawks are 228th in turnovers per contest with 12.8.
  The Cardinal have an offensive rating of 93.8, which is ranked 315th. They are 103rd in college basketball in pace with 73.3 possessions per 40 minutes, and their eFG% of 48% is 293rd. As a unit they are 268th in the nation in true shooting percentage with 52% and they shoot 3-pointers on 35% of their shot attempts, ranking 267th in D-1. Stanford is 31st in turnovers, as they turn the ball over an average of 20 times per 100 possessions.
  Kansas is 267th in college basketball in turnovers, as they turn the ball over an average of 14.6 times per 100 possessions. The Jayhawks are 81st in the country in offensive rating with 111.7. In terms of pace they are 60th in Division 1 with 74.8 possessions per 40 minutes, and their effective field goal percentage of 55% is 66th. As a team they are 95th in D-1 in true shooting percentage with 57% and they shoot 3-pointers on 29% of their shots, ranking 335th in the nation.