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The 2nd ranked Kansas Jayhawks host the 3rd ranked Baylor Bears in a Big 12 game that will take place at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas at 9 PM ET. The linesmaker has listed the Jayhawks as a solid -6.5 point favorite with a total line on betting board at 144.
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Baylor has won 20 of their 21 games on the season and they have covered the spread in nine of the 16 games that have had a posted line. Kansas has won 19 of their 21 games this season and they have failed to cover the spread in 12 of the 19 games that have had a posted line.
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Baylor is coming off a 78-75 win over Ole Miss in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 7.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 153, which was over the closing line of 140.5. The Bears have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games, including their last two, and previous to the Ole Miss game the total had gone under in two straight games. Baylor has won five straight games since suffering their only loss of the season to a ranked West Virginia team.
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Kansas is coming off a 79-73 win over a ranked Kentucky team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 7-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 152, which was under the closing line of 168. Previous to the Kentucky game the Jayhawks had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and in their last six games the total has gone under every time. Previous to the Kentucky game Kansas suffered their 2nd loss of the season against a ranked West Virginia team.
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Offensively, Baylor is putting up 75.3 points per game on a 47.5% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Bears are allowing 61.1 points per game, which is ranked tied for 7th in the nation, on a 38.2% FG average, which ranks 8th in the nation.
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Kansas is putting up 84.3 points per game, which ranks 16th in the nation, on a 49.8% FG average, which ranks 7th in the nation. On defense the Jayhawks are allowing 71.1 points per game on a 41.3% FG average.
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Last season Kansas beat Baylor three times including beating them in the conference tournament.
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Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks Betting Trends<br />
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Baylor is 10-2 against the spread in their last 12 road games.
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The Bears are 1-7 against the spread in their last 8 games against Baylor.
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The game total has gone under in 4 of Baylor’s last 6 road games against Kansas.
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Kansas is 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games.
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The Jayhawks are 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 home games against the Bears.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Baylor and Kansas have the public leaning slightly to the visiting Bears getting the 6.5 points at 55%. The over/under bettors are leaning to this game going over the posted total line of 145 with over 70% confidence.
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