The No. 8 Baylor Bears and No. 10 Kansas Jayhawks meet in a key Big 12 Conference showdown with first place on the line Saturday afternoon. The Bears (19-3, 7-2) have won four of five, while the Jayhawks (18-3, 7-1) are 6-1 in their past seven games.

Tipoff from Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., is set for 4 p.m. ET. Kansas is favored by three points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points is set at 144.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Jayhawks are led by senior guard Ochai Agbaji, who is averaging 20.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He's expected to play after clearing COVID-19 protocols. Kansas will also lean on junior guard Christian Braun, the team's second-leading scorer. In 82 career games with the Jayhawks, Braun has 56 starts. This season, Braun is averaging 15.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 68 assists and 26 steals. He scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds at St. John's, N.Y., on Dec. 3 and was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Dec. 6.

The model also knows the Bears have four players averaging in double figures, including senior guard James Akinjo. Akinjo averages 13.6 points, 5.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. He is one of the team's top free-throw shooters, connecting on 78.9 percent of his foul shots. The transfer from Arizona, started all 26 games for the Wildcats last season and earned first-team All-Pac 12 honors. He has posted five or more assists in 14 of 20 games and has registered at least one steal in 19 of 20 games at Baylor.

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