Kansas Jayhawks vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Baylor Bears

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas Jayhawks (15-5) are hitting the road to Foster Pavilion on Saturday where they will play the Baylor Bears (13-7).

The Kansas Jayhawks played UCF and earned the victory with a final of 91-87 in their last contest. Kansas walked away from the game having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 of 64) and converted 10 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Jayhawks knocked down 25 of 29 attempts for a rate of 86.2%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 44 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, Kansas let their opponent shoot 38.7% from the floor on 29 out of 75 shooting. UCF distributed 20 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Additionally, UCF snagged 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UCF shot 88.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of 17 shots. They also knocked down 14 out of their 36 tries from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Jayhawks walked away with 16 and UCF recorded 20 personal fouls.

Hunter Dickinson is a player who was a factor in the game. He shot 41.2% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also collected 7 boards. He totaled 24 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Kansas heads into this matchup with a record of 15-5 so far this year. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 14.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Kansas is pulling down 39.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 361 dimes so far this year, which ranks 20th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Jayhawks are connecting on 34.2% on shots from downtown (140 of 409) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.6 points per outing (98th in college) while shooting 47.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Jayhawks are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.9 fouls. They rank 99th in college in giving up assists with 251 surrendered for the year. The Jayhawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.3% (465 of 1,215) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 29.5% on shots from downtown while they are 43rd in the country in PPG allowed (66.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a score of 93-89 when they faced BYU. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Baylor allowed BYU to get 24 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.1% from three-point range via 8 of 21 and finished the game at 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). The Bears permitted BYU to knock down 32 of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 55.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bears went 30 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In regard to three-point shots, Baylor converted 13 out of 28 tries (46.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. BYU had 19 personal fouls for the game which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Bears collected 17 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this contest.

V.J. Edgecombe ended up having an impact for the Bears in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 43 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the matchup.

Baylor has a win-loss mark of 13-7 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks 106th in college hoops. Baylor has earned 1,608 points for the year (80.4 per contest) and they pull down 36.7 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 16.0 times per game (58th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Bears are committing 16.1 fouls per game and they go 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Bears on defense are ranked 104th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 69.1. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (209th in college). The Baylor defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (161 of 444) and their opposition makes 67.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.9 assists and 32.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 303rd and 81st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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