The fifth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will try to move closer to securing the Big 12 regular-season title on Saturday when they visit the 10th-ranked Baylor Bears. The Jayhawks (23-4, 12-2) have a two-game lead on the Bears and Texas Tech, but they still face TCU twice next week before wrapping up against current No. 20 Texas next Saturday. The Bears (23-5, 11-4) beat TCU and Texas in their past six games but also lost to Texas Tech and Kansas. The Jayhawks routed the Bears 83-59 on Feb. 5.      

Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Ferrell Center. Baylor is favored by three points in the latest Kansas vs. Baylor college basketball odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 147.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game that is available on our college basketball odds page). 

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The Bears are the second-highest-scoring team in the conference (77.1 per game) and are a better team defensively. They allow just 63 points per game and lead the conference in scoring margin. Baylor also has won four of its past five and will be looking for some revenge on its home floor. Adam Flagler scored 29 points in a 66-64 overtime win against Oklahoma State on Monday, and he leads a deep team. He shoots better than 40 percent from 3-point range and averages 13.7 points. Six other players average at least 8.4.

The Jayhawks will try to go to the same formula that led to a 24-point win three weeks ago. Christian Braun and Ochai Agbaji each scored 18 points as KU took an early 12-2 lead and led by as many as 34 in the second half. The Jayhawks had a 46-37 advantage in rebounds and the Bears shot 29.6 percent from the field. Kansas is fourth in the nation in shooting percentage (49.8) and leads the Big 12 in scoring at 80 points per game. Agbaji (20.2) and Braun (15.2) are among five players averaging at least eight points per contest.

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