The Kansas Jayhawks are 9-0 straight up and 7-2 against the spread in their last nine games against the Baylor Bears. The Jayhawks can extend that winning streak to 10 games with a road upset on Saturday at Baylor.
Kansas vs. Baylor odds 2017: Jayhawks look to continue strong ATS trend against the Bears
The Kansas Jayhawks are set as small road underdogs as they hope for continued success against the Baylor Bears on the hardwood this Saturday afternoon.
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Kansas is a 2-point road underdog in Waco at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. This will be just the second time in the last 13 games between these two teams that Kansas is going in as an underdog.
The Jayhawks beat the West Virginia Mountaineers 84-80 as five-point favorites on Monday, picking up their third straight win but failing to cover the spread. This has been a fairly common occurrence for the Jayhawks this season, who are enjoying plenty of success in the win column with a 23-3 SU record but have not been doing much for their backers with a 7-16-1 ATS record.
Kansas is 5-15-1 ATS as a favorite this season and 2-1 ATS as an underdog. The Jayhawks have been steady on offense all season, ranking No. 17 in the nation in scoring, led by Frank Mason III’s 20.2 points per game.
In their last 10 games as betting underdogs, the Jayhawks are 6-4 SU and 7-3 ATS, per the OddsShark College Basketball Database.
Betting Line / Total: Baylor -2 / 143.5 Points
Trend: Kansas is 7-2 ATS in its last nine games against Baylor.
Trend: Kansas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games as the underdog.
Baylor surged into the conversation for a one-seed due to its brilliant play through the first three months of the season, wrapping up January with a 20-1 SU and 9-9 ATS record after not even entering the season ranked in the AP Top 25.
But February hasn’t been good to the Bears so far, as they opened the month with back-to-back losses to Kansas and Kansas State and then suffered another setback in a loss on Monday night to Texas Tech. The Bears rank No. 12 in the nation in defense with 62.2 points per game allowed, and they will try to snap out of this mini-slump with a strong performance at home on Saturday.
Saturday’s total is set at 143.5. The UNDER is 7-1 in the last eight games between Kansas and Baylor.
These two teams entered this week both ranked in the top four in the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. The team that comes out with a win this weekend will have some nice momentum in the polls and on the court for the stretch run.
Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears
When: Saturday, Feb. 18, 1 p.m. ET
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
