Lehigh vs. Kansas NCAA Bracket Picks 2010: Top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, champions of the Big 12, begins the final set of Thursday first round NCAA Tournament games by taking on Lehigh, champs of the Patriot League, at Ford Center in Oklahoma City in the 1/16 game in the Midwest (9:40 Eastern).
College basketball oddsmakers at online super-sportsbook Bodog.com list the Jayhawks as 25-chalk favorites versus Lehigh with a 146 total.The Jayhawks have the biggest margin for error because they play such good defense. Cole Aldrich is the anchor in the middle. He protects the basket with a real understanding of position defense. If this team makes long shots, they are just about unbeatable.
The last time Kansas played a Patriot League team in the NCAA tournament, it lost to 14th seed Bucknell in 2005. There's no danger of the Patriot League team pulling an upset this time. Lehigh freshman guard C.J. McCollum had a big season (18.9 ppg), and it'll be interesting to see if he can get his shot consistently against Kansas' great guards. We don't think that will happen. Now with a 25-point-spread, Lehigh looks like a good bet.
Kansas flew out to a four-point lead and finished off Kansas State 72-64 on Saturday in the Big 12 championship game. Kansas managed to cover the 6-point spread, while the 136 points went UNDER the posted total of 145.5.
Marcus Morris poured in 18 points to lead Kansas, and Tyrel Reed added 15 in the win.
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