Kansas vs Baylor Prediction, Game Preview

Kansas vs Baylor game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Kansas vs Baylor prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22


Kansas vs Baylor How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Kansas (5-2), Baylor (3-3)
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Why Kansas Will Win

The Jayhawks are able to keep on going.

The defense is the defense. There was a great performance in the loss to Iowa State, but the inability to close down most passing games is part of the deal with the offense able to roll up yards in bunches, even without QB Jalon Daniels.

Yes, Kansas lost to TCU and at Oklahoma, but think of it this way … Kansas lost to an unbeaten TCU in a fight and on the road to a desperate Oklahoma team that got its starting quarterback back.

The passing game has thrown four touchdown passes in three of the last four games, the O is still among the best in the nation on third downs, and the team will make Baylor press.

But …

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Why Baylor Will Win

Baylor is more than happy to throw it around to keep up.

It would rather rely on its defense and get the good running game going to control the clock and tempo, but QB Blake Shapen has been great with the passing attack throwing for 766 yards over the last two games.

Granted, Baylor lost to Oklahoma State and West Virginia, but yeah, the offense can keep up.

And it might not have to push the offense too hard. The Kansas defense gives up first downs and third down conversions in bunches, and at home the Baylor O should be balanced enough to throw well and average five yards per carry. The run defense will hold up fine and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Baylor’s secondary won’t get gouged.

Kansas will get the O going. It’ll be its normal balanced self, but a few turnovers will matter and there will be just enough stalls to give Baylor the opportunity to push through.

It’s Kansas. It’ll be another fun offensive show, and for the third week in a row the other side will do a bit more.

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Kansas vs Baylor Prediction, Line

Baylor 41, Kansas 34
Line: Baylor -9.5, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Kansas vs Baylor Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
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Kansas vs Baylor Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 26
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
Network: ESPNU

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Why Kansas Will Win

Kansas was outclassed and outplayed in the 38-23 loss to Coastal Carolina, but the passing game wasn’t bad, the rushing attack averaged close to five yards per carry, and the offense woke up in the second half.

There’s no excuse for the Big 12 team to lose at home to the Sun Belt squad – and for the second year in a row – but this looked like a Jayhawk team that could use some seasoning. It started to work as the game wore on, but the 28-3 deficit was way too much to overcome.

Meanwhile, Baylor has had a rough time getting the season going with postponement after postponement. Under the new coaching staff, the pass protection has to be a whole lot better, the defense has to fill in plenty of gaps, and it has to be sharp if the Kansas offense that improved late two weeks ago is good from the start.

Why Baylor Will Win

Kansas couldn’t handle the quickness of Coastal Carolina.

For all of the other issues the Jayhawks had in the opening game loss, the biggest one was on the lines. The Chanticleers came up with five sacks and 12 tackles for loss, and KU generated a grand total of zero sacks and just two tackles for loss.

Baylor’s offensive line was hardly a rock last season, but it gets back four starters and should be a whole lot stronger as the season goes on.

This isn’t the team of 2019 that came within a few plays of going off to the College Football Playoff, but enough parts are back – starting with QB Charlie Brewer – to be fine right away despite the lack of an opening game.

What’s Going To Happen

2007. That was the last time Kansas was able to beat Baylor.

Not only have the Jayhawks had problems with the Bears over the last several years, they’ve been obliterated.

How bad has this series been? Baylor has won ten in a row, and in nine of those wins, Kansas failed to score more than 14 points. Over the last five years the Jayhawks failed to score double digit points.

Baylor has outscored Kansas by an average of around 49-11 over the last ten years, including a 61-6 blasting last year.

The Bears haven’t played yet, but they’ll be just fine.

Kansas vs Baylor Prediction, Line

Baylor 40, Kansas 14
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Baylor -17.5, o/u: 62
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2

5: RBG
1: DTF

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