Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self said his team struggled to guard Baylor’s small lineup during an 80-70 KU road loss to Baylor. Today we will discuss about Kansas Baylor: Prediction| Game| Score| Betting line
Kansas Baylor: Prediction| Game| Score| Betting line
The third-placed Kansas Jayhawks (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) will try to beat the fourth-placed Baylor Bears (22-4, 9-4) for a 10th consecutive time on Saturday when they take on the little road underdogs. As will visiting Waco. , The Jayhawks have won nine in a row over the Bears dating back to 2014, going 7-2 against the spread during that stretch.
Prediction
The 10th-ranked Baylor Bears will seek to avenge a loss three weeks ago when they host the fifth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a big 12th battle on Saturday. The Bears (23-5, 11-4) struggled with injury issues and lost 83-59 when these teams met on February 5. They have won four of their last five matches and are 13-2 at home this season. They came up with a 66-64 overtime win against Oklahoma State on Monday. The Jayhawks (23-4, 12-2) could be closing in on the Big 12 regular-season title, with a two-game lead with four games left on Saturday. Kansas is the top-scoring team in the Big 12 and crushed Kansas State 102-83 on Tuesday. The Bears are second in scoring in the conference, so it should be quite a fight.
Game
Jeremy Sochan and his teammates continued to encourage each other when 10th-ranked Baylor made a big start again against No. 5 Kansas, just three weeks after a humiliating loss to the Jayhawks. Bear then began to make big-impact plays.
Sochan had a block that caused Adam Flagler to take a lap just after his two-handed slam dunk in a big run before halftime, and the Bears eventually took the lead after the break in an 80–70 win, which The Jayhawks retained a portion of their 20th Big 12 title.
“They were aggressive in the first game and this time in the first six minutes,” Sochan said. “But we matched their mindset and their strength and defeated them.”
The Bears (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) took no lead until the opening minute after halftime and remained 65-63 with 4:07 left on Flo Thamba’s jumper. It came after Ochai Agbaji, who had 27 points for Kansas, scored a 3-pointer. Thamba finished with a career-high 18 points.
Score
Lawrence, Cannes. (AP) Christian Braun and Ochai Agbaji scored 18 points as No. 10 Kansas took the lead and beat No. 8 Baylor 83-59 on Saturday to finish the race for the top spot in the Big 12 conference race.
The Jayhawks (19-3, 8-1) took the lead with 34 points late in the game. It was the first time Kansas had hosted a defending national champion since December 15, 2018, when it defeated Villanova 74–71 at Allen Fieldhouse.
“I thought we played pretty solid,” said Kansas coach Bill Self. “We turned it around. Our first shot defense was good, and our ball-screen defense was excellent. I thought it was a good team outing.
Betting line
The third-placed Kansas Jayhawks (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) will try to beat the fourth-placed Baylor Bears (22-4, 9-4) for a 10th consecutive time on Saturday when they take on the little road underdogs. As will visiting Waco. , The Jayhawks have won nine in a row over the Bears dating back to 2014, going 7-2 against the spread during that stretch.
Point Spread: The Bears open as a 1.5-point favorite, according to the sportsbook monitored by OddsShark. (Line Updates and Matchup Reports)
Why Jayhawks Can Cover the Spread
Kansas holds a huge mental edge in this matchup due to their recent dominance in the series and their long history as the best team of the conference since its inception.
