Baylor vs Kansas Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for January 23 (Jayhawks Earn Big 12 Road Win at Ferrell Center)

Baylor vs Kansas Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 21 Baylor (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) vs. No. 2 Kansas (16-3, 5-2 Big 12)
• Date: Monday, January 23, 2023
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• Venue: Ferrell Center -- Waco, Texas

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Monday with an exciting matchup between the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks and No. 21 Baylor Bears. Kansas is coming off an ugly 83-60 loss to TCU on Saturday. The Jayhawks racked up 17 turnovers and shot only 39.0% from the floor in the defeat.

Meanwhile, Baylor took down Oklahoma by a score of 62-60 on Saturday to earn its fourth straight conference victory. Adam Flagler led the way with 16 points (7-of-16 shooting and drained a crucial three-pointer with only seconds left on the clock. Flo Thamba chipped in with 10 rebounds in the win.

Baylor vs Kansas Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: BAYLOR: (-134) | KANSAS: (+112)
• Spread: BAYLOR: -2.5 (-105) | KANSAS: +2.5 (-115)
• Total: 148.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Baylor enters this contest as small home favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 9 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 148.5 points, which is above average compared to Monday's projected totals.

Baylor vs Kansas Betting Trends

• Against the spread, Baylor is 10-9-0 this season.
• The Bears have an ATS record of 5-8 as 3.5-point favorites or greater.
• Baylor has played 19 games this season, and 11 of them have hit the over.
• Against the spread, Kansas is 7-12-0 this year.
• Out of Kansas' 19 games so far this season, 10 have hit the over.

Baylor Rank	Baylor AVG		Kansas AVG	Kansas Rank
30th	79.6	Points Scored	76.3	76th
180th	69.3	Points Allowed	67.1	117th
167th	32.5	Rebounds	34.5	67th
38th	10.7	Off. Rebounds	9.6	99th
24th	9.4	3pt Made	7.7	161st
30th	15.9	Assists	17.4	13th
223rd	12.6	Turnovers	12.2	177th

Baylor vs Kansas Prediction & Pick

College basketball fans know these two teams all too well. Baylor took home the title at the 2021 NCAA Tournament before Kansas was the last team standing in 2022. The Big 12 rivals now meet in an exciting conference battle. A battle that Kansas has had the upper hand in for a few years.

The Jayhawks own a 16-4 record in their last 20 games against Baylor and are 6-2 straight up in their last eight games at the Ferrell Center. Head coach Bill Self's team could pull off an upset if it plays aggressive defense against a Baylor squad that logs 13.0 turnovers per game (T-No. 204 in NCAA).

Kansas hasn't lost three straight Big 12 games since January of 2021, so give me the Jayhawks on the road.

Final Score Prediction: Baylor: 73 | Kansas: 76

Baylor vs Kansas Best Bet

Flagler has been great for Baylor this season, but the two best players on the court tonight are on the Jayhawks' roster. Junior Jalen Wilson is averaging a reliable 21.3 points and 8.8 rebounds this year, while frehsman Gradey Dick is shooting 43.9% from three-point range. Talk about a powerful duo.

The road environment means little here as Kansas is a ridiculous 13-3 against the spread (ATS) in its last 16 away games against Baylor. The crowd is going to be pumped for this game, but the Jayhawks own one of the best average scoring margins away from home (+5.3) for a reason. Take the points.

Bet: Kansas Jayhawks +2.5 (-115)

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