Best bets for Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies basketball

Hunter Dickinson Over 18.5 Points

Odds: -106

Until someone stops him, I am going to keep betting the over on Dickinson's point totals. He is averaging 0.75 points per minute through the first three games, and he likely wasn't 100% healthy for some of those minutes. Against much stiffer competition than Oakland (North Carolina and Michigan State), he put up 20 and 28 points. He was nearly untouchable against the Spartans in their last game, shooting 13-for-21 from the floor in 35 minutes.

While I don't expect him to play that many minutes in what should be a rather comfortable win for the Jayhawks, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets force-fed the ball against a vastly undersized Oakland team. Their tallest player is just 6-foot-9, meaning that at the very least, Dickinson will have a five-inch height advantage over every player that guards him. He should feast when he's on the floor

Zeke Mayo Over 2.5 3PM

Odds: +129

Mayo got his first start of the season against Michigan State, which ended with him having his worst game of the young season. However, whether it was an off night or nerves from getting put into the starting lineup, I don't think it will affect Zeke in the long or short term.

Here are a few quick facts about Mayo and his 3-point shooting ability

1. He is a career 39% 3-point shooter on nearly six attempts per game

2. He has made three or more 3-pointers in almost half of his collegiate games

3. He has made multiple 3-pointers in 65% of his collegiate games

4. He made eight total 3-pointers in the first two games this season

5. He has failed to make a 3-pointer in just 22 of his 105 career games

5A. 10 of those 22 games were during his freshman season and only four were last season

Needless to say, he is an elite outside shooter. With Dajuan Harris' passing acumen and Hunter Dickinson's ability to attract multiple defenders, Mayo should get plenty of open looks with the starting unit.

He only took three outside shots in the Michigan State game (compared to eight and nine in the first two games), but again, I attribute that to growing pains and/or nerves from his first start. His volume should bump back up closer to the higher numbers, especially since Oakland is allowing 25 3-point attempts per game, which ranks 248th in the country. They are letting teams beat them from outside, which should benefit a guy like Mayo.

I also think he will still get solid minutes in the case of a blowout. He only played 23 minutes in the season opening blowout against Howard, but they were up by 30 for a majority of the second half. While that is a very strong possibility, I wouldn't bank on it. Even if it does happen, he still hit five threes in that game. He can do damage quickly and efficiently. I think Coach Self is starting to get a feel for what the minutes distribution will look like moving forward, and I can't imagine that meaning fewer minutes for Mayo. He has likely secured his place in the starting lineup.

Parlay Odds: +332