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Baylor vs Kansas Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - March 2

Big 12 action features the No. 15 Baylor Bears (20-8, 9-6 Big 12) at home against the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks (21-7, 9-6 Big 12) on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET.
Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Baylor vs. Kansas Game Info and Odds
- Game Day: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Location: Waco, Texas
- Arena: Foster Pavilion
Baylor vs. Kansas Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Baylor win (70.2%)
Check out these betting trends and insights before you bet on Saturday's Baylor-Kansas spread (Baylor -5.5) or over/under (145.5 points).
Baylor vs. Kansas: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Baylor is 15-12-0 ATS this season.
- Kansas is 13-14-0 ATS this year.
- The Bears own a better record against the spread in home games (9-5-0) than they do on the road (4-4-0).
- The Jayhawks' winning percentage against the spread at home is .533 (8-7-0). On the road, it is .375 (3-5-0).
- Against the spread, in conference games, Baylor is 7-8-0 this year.
- Kansas' Big 12 record against the spread is 7-8-0.
Baylor vs. Kansas: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Baylor has won in 14, or 87.5%, of the 16 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
- The Bears have yet to lose in 10 games when named as moneyline favorite of -225 or better.
- Kansas has been the moneyline underdog four total times this season. Kansas has gone 1-3 in those games.
- The Jayhawks have played as a moneyline underdog of +184 or longer in just two games this season, which they won both.
- Baylor has an implied victory probability of 69.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Baylor vs. Kansas Head-to-Head Comparison
- Baylor is outscoring opponents by 10.8 points per game with a +304 scoring differential overall. It puts up 81.6 points per game (23rd in college basketball) and gives up 70.8 per outing (142nd in college basketball).
- Ja'Kobe Walter's 14.8 points per game lead Baylor and are 309th in the country.
- Kansas is outscoring opponents by 8.7 points per game, with a +246 scoring differential overall. It puts up 76.6 points per game (92nd in college basketball) and allows 67.9 per outing (71st in college basketball).
- Kevin McCullar leads Kansas, scoring 19 points per game (56th in college basketball).
- The Bears rank 194th in college basketball at 35.2 rebounds per game. That's 5.6 more than the 29.6 their opponents average.
- Yves Missi averages 5.6 rebounds per game (ranking 436th in college basketball) to lead the Bears.
- The Jayhawks record 36.4 rebounds per game (121st in college basketball) while allowing 33.1 per outing to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 3.3 boards per game.
- Hunter Dickinson is eighth in the country with 10.9 rebounds per game, leading the Jayhawks.
- Baylor ranks ninth in college basketball with 106.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 161st in college basketball defensively with 92 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Jayhawks rank 85th in college basketball with 99.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 52nd defensively with 87.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.