The Kansas Jayhawks (21-7, 9-6 Big 12) and Baylor Bears (20-8, 9-6) are lined up for a Saturday matinee in Waco. Tip-off from Foster Pavilion is set for 1 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Kansas vs. Baylor odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Kansas, ranked No. 9 in the , is coming off a Tuesday loss and is just 3-3 straight up and 2-4 against the spread (ATS) in its last 6 games. Tuesday as 8-point home favorites, the Jayhawks lost to the then-No. 21 BYU Cougars 78-66. KU allowed 13 3-pointers, while sinking just 3 in the defeat.
The 14th-ranked Bears also recently lost to the Cougars. Three games ago for Baylor, it lost as a 3.5-point underdog 78-71 at BYU Feb. 20. The Bears followed that with another loss — 82-76 in overtime as 2.5-point home underdogs to then-No. 2, now-No. 1 Houston Feb. 24. The Bears bounced back Monday with a 62-54 triumph as 2.5-point underdogs at TCU. The 54 points allowed marked a BU season-best in league play.
Baylor and Kansas played in Lawrence Feb. 10 with the Jayhawks claiming a 64-61 victory, but the Bears covering as 5.5-point underdogs and the Under (148.5) cashing.