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No. 13 Baylor (17-5 SU, 12-7-2 ATS, 6-3 B12) takes on No. 4 Kansas (18-5 SU, 10-13 ATS, 6-4 B12) in a classic Big 12 matchup on Saturday at 6pmET from Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.
These teams met twice last season with KU winning at home 87-71 as a 5.5-point favorite and the Bears winning at home 75-69 as a 2-point favorite.
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Baylor has won three straight games coming into the Kansas matchup, after losing three straight at Kansas State (68-64), at Texas (75-73) and to TCU at home (105-102 3ot). The Bears bounced back to beat UCF on the road by eight, Iowa State at home by two and Texas Tech on Feb. 6 79-73 in their last game. At No. 14 in the latest NCAA Net Rankings, Baylor is in very good shape for the NCAA Tournament. Jerry Palm has them at No. 3 in the West in his latest Bracketology report.
Every night's a battle in the Big 12.
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In their last game against No. 23 Texas Tech on Tuesday, RayJ Dennis scored 21 points and dished out five assists. Yves Missi had 17 points and Jayden Nunn added 14 points. The Bears shot 49% from the field and 5-of-18 (28%) from beyond the arc. They forced 14 Red Raiders' turnovers and they shot 49% from the field and 41% (9-of-22) from beyond the arc.
Freshman guard Ja'Kobe Walter leads the Bears with 14.2 points with 4.5 rebounds, but he's averaged just 7.6 points over his last three games. Dennis, a transfer from Toledo and Boise State, adds 13.8 points and 6.4 assists with 3.9 rebounds on 49.8% shooting and 39.1% from long range.
The Bears average 83.7 points per game (18th), shoot 49.2% from the field (16th) and 40.3% (3rd) from beyond the arc. They allow 70.9 points per game and 45% shooting (267th) and 33.6% from long range. The defensive side of the ball has been a minus and they rank 75th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency according to KenPom.