SportsJaw
LeaderboardToday's GamesBest BetsLive OddsMake Picks
Login / Sign In
Today's GamesLatest PredictionsToday’s Best BetsLive OddsTeam PredictionsHead-to-Head MatchupsSJ CoinsAbout SportsJawContact UsLogin / Sign In
HomeMatchupsMake PicksLeaders
SportsJaw

The social platform for sports bettors.

Explore SportsJaw

  • Today’s Picks
  • Predictions
  • Best Bets
  • Leaderboard
  • Make Picks
  • Live Odds
  • Consensus Picks
  • Team Predictions
  • Head-to-Head
  • Game Briefing

Picks by Sport

  • NFL Picks
  • NCAAF Picks
  • NBA Picks
  • NCAAB Picks
  • MLB Picks
  • NHL Picks

About SportsJaw

  • How It Works
  • SJ Coins
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us

21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Picks are opinions, not guarantees. Past results do not predict future outcomes.

© 2026 SportsJaw. For entertainment purposes only. SportsJaw does not accept or place wagers.

  1. Home
  2. NCAAB Picks
  3. UMKC Kangaroos vs Denver Pioneers
Thu 9:00 PM ET
UMKC Kangaroos logo
UMKC
Kangaroos83
4-19
versus
Denver Pioneers logo
Denver
Pioneers85
15-17
Final/3OT
Team12345T
UMKC Kangaroos224455783
Denver Pioneers264055985
NCAAB · UMKC Kangaroos at Denver Pioneers

Your Picks on UMKC vs Denver

Picks closed
Spread
Moneyline
Total

UMKC Kangaroos vs Denver Pioneers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 29, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Hamilton Gymnasium — Denver, CO

Article updated Dec 28, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

UMKC is on the road playing Denver at the Hamilton Gymnasium stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Denver -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Denver

Game outlook

UMKC is on the road playing Denver at the Hamilton Gymnasium stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Denver -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Denver -3.

UMKC Highlights

With a power ranking of 147, UMKC is ranked #337 in offense (scoring an average of 64.07 per game), #114 in defense (allowing an average of 65.93 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-9 (6-6 ATS) this season.

Denver Highlights

Denver Pioneers has a power ranking of 325 and are #121 for offense (scoring an average of 75.93 per game), #292 for defense (giving up an average of 65.93 points per game) and 9-5 (7-4-1 ATS) overall. UMKC went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Denver.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be UMKC 69.25, DENVR 63.25. 51% of SportsJaw users predict UMKC Kangaroos to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is UMKC will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Roos 79 to Pioneers 70.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Roos 79 to Pioneers 70.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Picks are opinions, not guarantees. Past results do not predict future outcomes.

SportsJawGame Predictions
Predicted score

Unavailable for this preview

Projected winnerUnavailableConfidencelow
Pick on the Spread

Published pick: Unavailable

Pick on the Total

Published pick: Unavailable

#UMKCKangaroos#DenverPioneers

Share this preview

Facebook X Reddit Email
SportsJaw logo
Written by

SportsJaw Editorial Team

SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Kangaroos vs Pioneers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Kangaroos vs Pioneers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UMKC Kangaroos+170 → +130Moved
  • Moneyline · Denver Pioneers-185 → -150Moved
  • Spread · UMKC Kangaroos+4.5 (-110) → +3 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Denver Pioneers-4.5 (-110) → -3 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over137 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under137 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

UMKC Kangaroos
4-19 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Denver Pioneers
15-17 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-29T03:14:55.850Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-01-27UMKC Kangaroos 72 · Denver Pioneers 61
  • 2022-01-17Denver Pioneers 63 · UMKC Kangaroos 55
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Denver Pioneers defeated UMKC Kangaroos 85-83

Denver Pioneers defeated UMKC Kangaroos 85-83 on December 29, 2022, a 2-point decision in the series. Denver Pioneers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 26-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded UMKC Kangaroos +3 (-110) spread, UMKC Kangaroos covered, while the 168 combined points finished over the recorded total of 132.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Denver Pioneers -3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +3 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +3 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 132.5 (-110)Win
  • HitmanhartSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +3 (-110)Win
  • DemarcusBryantSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +3 (-110)Win