Jayhawks at Bears: Game Predictions

Kansas travels to Waco, TX to take on Baylor tonight. The Blue Wings Rising crew tells you what you should expect to happen.

The regular season race for the Big 12 title is coming down to the wire, with the Kansas Jayhawks needing two more victories in their last four to clinch at least a share. The Baylor Bears are the opponent today, and they can't afford to lose another game if they want to remain in the race.

Will the explosive offense we saw against Kansas State travel to Waco today and power the Jayhawks to a victory? Or will Baylor be able to use the huge loss in Lawrence as extra motivation to get over the top? Our crew gets together to tell you what we think you can expect to see tomorrow.

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Kyle_Davis21: Kansas handled Baylor in the first matchup, and while I don’t think it’ll be that easy this time around, I’m torn on how this will go. If Kansas can get out and run like it has been, the Jayhawks will have a good chance. Baylor has been better at home of late and the crowd in Waco will be the best of the year. I’ll say KU drops a close one but then wins out the rest of the regular season to claim the Big 12 title.

Baylor 77, Kansas 75

Derek Noll: Baylor will have its only real crowd in this one so it’ll be more difficult than the romp at Allen Fieldhouse. That said, Kansas can handle noise and like Kyle said, if KU can get out and run, the Jayhawks have a chance. Anyway, I’m going to take the Jayhawks to win because I’m a homer and Bill Self does very well in close games.

Kansas 76, Baylor 74.

Brendan Dzwierzynski: I’m in agreement with both Kyle and Derek in regard to KU being able to run. Baylor is still very good but I’m of the belief that without JTT they take a legitimate step back, and I really like the way Kansas is playing right now. Hard to pick against KU as an underdog, so give me the Jayhawks.

Kansas 75, Baylor 74.

Lucas Murphy: Kansas is inching closer to winning the Big 12, and a victory in this game will inch them that much closer. I think the Jayhawks will come out like a heavyweight fighter and look for the early knockout. Look for Kansas to send a message with a style of play similar to what we saw in Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas 80, Baylor 67

Andy Mitts: Given the way that Baylor plays, I have a hard time seeing either of these teams pulling away. If I'm a Baylor fan, my main concern is that the loss of Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua leaves the Bears extremely thin in the post. That means that Bill Self has a lot more leeway with how he plays his post players, and you might see some more Zach Clemence in this game, especially when Flo Thamba is on the bench. I like Lucas' optimism here, but this is a good Baylor team that I just don't see getting punked at home barring foul trouble. 

Kansas 81, Baylor 77