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The Seton Hall vs. Kansas betting line was coming in at Jayhawks -4.5 with the Power Ratings indicating the line should be -6.
The Pirates beat North Carolina State 94-82 on Thursday in the first round.
Khadeen Carrington scored 26 points, Desi Rodriguez added 20 and eighth-seeded Seton Hall beat the Wolfpack 94-83 on Thursday in their foul-filled matchup in the Midwest Region.
Myles Powell added 19 points and Angel Delgado scored 13 for the Pirates (22-11), who led the entire way a year after a late meltdown cost them an early exit against Arkansas.
”I always preach to these guys, no matter what in life, if you work hard you’ll be rewarded,” said Willard, whose team will play top-seeded Kansas on Saturday. ”For them to get rewarded for all their hard work, that’s the biggest thing. That’s what I’m feeling right now.”
Number one seed Kansas beat a Pennsylvania team widely viewed as one of the most dangerous 16 seeds to ever enter this tournament.
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Devonte Graham scored 29 points while Lagerald Vick added 14 points for the Jayhawks.
”We didn’t play well offensively the first half. We stunk,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. ”It’s hard for us to play well offensively if we don’t make shots because we don’t have a big guy to throw it into right now. The way they defended us, we needed a guard to take it on himself to get downhill.”
Graham stepped up to the task.
”He was just keeping everybody’s heads right,” Vick said. ”He told us we weren’t going to lose.”
Kansas is listed with 12/1 odds of winning the 2018 NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament. Seton Hall would pay out $10,000 for every $100 bet if they were to somehow win.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
