Kansas Jayhawks vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Baylor Bears

Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

Location: Ferrell Center in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas (+2)

The Kansas Jayhawks (16-3) are en route to Ferrell Center on Monday where they will take on the Baylor Bears (14-5). Kansas opens this game as 2-point underdogs. The total is set at 149.5.

The Kansas Jayhawks took the court against TCU and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-60 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Jayhawks finished with 15 while TCU finished the game with 15 fouls. They buried 8 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. TCU finished the game at 81.3% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of 16 shots. Furthermore, TCU snagged 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. TCU distributed 18 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Kansas allowed 54.4% from the field on 31 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Jayhawks converted 7 of 11 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Kansas wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.0% field goal percentage (23 out of 59) and converted 7 out of their 21 shots from downtown.

Jalen Wilson is a player who came through for the matchup. He scored 30 points on 11 out of 21 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and grabbed 7 rebounds. He shot 52.4% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Kansas comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 16-3 so far this year. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.4 fouls per game. As a team, Kansas is snagging 37.2 boards per game and has accounted for 331 dimes for the year, which ranks 20th in the country in terms of passing. The Jayhawks are shooting 36.1% on 3-pointers (146 of 404) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.3 points per outing (78th in the nation) while going 46.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Jayhawks are able to force 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.3% on 3-pointers while they are 119th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.1). The Jayhawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.8% (448 of 1,097) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 47th in the country in giving up assists with 209 conceded so far this year.

When they last played, the Baylor Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 62-60 when they faced Oklahoma. The Bears were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Oklahoma was called for 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.5%. When discussing 3-point shots, Baylor converted 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). When all was said and done, the Bears walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2%. The Bears allowed Oklahoma to knock down 26 out of 57 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.6% in this matchup. They went 23.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 out of 21 and ended up shooting 3 of 4 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Baylor allowed Oklahoma to get 26 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Adam Flagler ended up having an impact for the Bears in the matchup. He had 16 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 43.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Baylor has a mark of 14-5 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Bears are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 116th in college basketball. Baylor has scored 1,513 pts on the season (79.6 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (30th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Bears have committed 17.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 182nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 69.3. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (213th in the country). The Baylor defense allows 33.2% on 3-pointers (137 of 413) and their opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.1 dimes and 31.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 331st and 27th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas (+2)

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