This second game without Peterson will give the Jayhawks a chance to figure out how to play without him on the floor. And that should make things smoother offensively whenever he returns. Shreyas’ pick to cover the spread: Princeton (+24.5) The freshman had his breakout game against Texas A&M-CC on Tuesday: 16 points and five rebounds.

Kansas has acted accordingly in its 2 big-spread games so far, covering spreads of 25 and 30 points and having plenty of cushion in those games. The Jayhawks have been exceptional on defense. They are long, contest shots well and figure to be a pain for squads that want to get looks along the perimeter. Foes have thus far shot just 23.6% on 3's.