Miami Hurricanes vs. Kansas Jayhawks: Elite Eight odds, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

As March Madness continues Sunday with more Elite Eight action, there’s a big matchup happening in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region as No. 1 seeded Kansas takes on No. 10 Miami with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on CBS, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.

How to watch Miami vs. Kansas

Tipoff: 2:20 p.m. ET

Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois

Channel: CBS

Vegas odds

Kansas is a six-point favorite over Miami, according to Vegas Insider. The over-under is set at 147 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Kansas

Predicted point differential: 11.2

Win probability (for Kansas): 85.4%

Matchup quality: 79.4

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has Miami vs. Kansas listed at No. 1 out of two total NCAA Tournament Elite Eight games on Sunday in terms of matchup quality.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Kansas 80, Miami 73

Win probability (for Kansas): 75%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that Kansas comes away with a victory over Miami on Sunday in the Elite Eight.

Hurricanes, Jayhawks meet with Final Four spot on the line

While both Miami and Kansas have recorded first-round, second-round and Sweet 16 wins in the NCAA Tournament, they now have to earn another victory to remain alive in the Big Dance – but only one of them will be able to do that. With a spot in the Final Four on the line, the Hurricanes and Jayhawks will go to battle Sunday afternoon to determine who moves on.

No. 1 Kansas advanced to the Elite Eight with a 66-61 win over No. 4 Providence in the Sweet 16, while No. 10 Miami beat No. 11 Iowa State by a score of 70-56 to make it to this point. As the Jayhawks had to battle in their Sweet 16 contest, the Hurricanes were able to cruise to a dominant double-digit victory to get in the Elite Eight.

The winner of Sunday’s contest will advance to the Final Four for a meeting with No. 2 Villanova on Saturday.