Baylor vs Kansas Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for February 1

Big 12 action features the Baylor Bears (13-7, 5-4 Big 12) at home against the No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks (15-5, 6-3 Big 12) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET.

Before you place your bet on this game 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, February 1, 2025
• Game time: 4:00 PM ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• 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 (57.8%)

Here's a look at some betting insights for Baylor (-1.5) versus Kansas on Saturday. The total is set at 142.5 points for this game.

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Baylor vs. Kansas: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Baylor has covered eight times in 19 matchups with a spread this season.
• Kansas has covered 10 times in 20 chances against the spread this season.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Kansas is 2-2 against the spread compared to the 8-5 ATS record Baylor puts up as a 1.5-point favorite.
• The Bears have done a better job covering the spread in home games (5-4-0) than they have in road tilts (2-4-0).
• Against the spread, the Jayhawks have had better results away (3-3-0) than at home (5-7-0).
• Baylor's record against the spread in conference action is 4-5-0.
• Kansas is 4-5-0 against the spread in Big 12 games this season.

Baylor vs. Kansas: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Baylor has been victorious in 11, or 91.7%, of the 12 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
• The Bears have a win-loss record of 11-1 when favored by -120 or better by sportsbooks this year.
• Kansas has won one of the three games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (33.3%).
• The Jayhawks have played as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer in only two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Baylor has a 54.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Baylor vs. Kansas Head-to-Head Comparison

• Baylor outscores opponents by 11.3 points per game (scoring 80.4 per game to rank 49th in college basketball while giving up 69.1 per contest to rank 104th in college basketball) and has a +227 scoring differential overall.
• Norchad Omier's 15.3 points per game lead Baylor and are 224th in college basketball.
• Kansas outscores opponents by 11.6 points per game (posting 77.6 points per game, 96th in college basketball, and giving up 66 per outing, 40th in college basketball) and has a +232 scoring differential.
• Kansas' leading scorer, Hunter Dickinson, is 146th in college basketball, putting up 16.3 points per game.
• The 34.2 rebounds per game the Bears average rank 88th in the country, and are 4.4 more than the 29.8 their opponents collect per outing.
• Omier averages 10.1 rebounds per game (ranking 11th in college basketball) to lead the Bears.
• The Jayhawks win the rebound battle by 5.1 boards on average. They collect 36.2 rebounds per game, 26th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 31.1.
• Dickinson's 9.9 rebounds per game lead the Jayhawks and rank 17th in college basketball.
• Baylor ranks 43rd in college basketball with 102.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 77th in college basketball defensively with 88.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Jayhawks rank 109th in college basketball with 98.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and 20th defensively with 84 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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