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Kansas hits the road in Big 12 for a showdown with the Baylor Bears in Waco.

KU enters the contest at 15-5 and ranked #11 in the latest AP Poll. Meanwhile, Baylor comes in at 13-7 and receiving votes in the AP. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #8 and the Bears at #28.

Kansas is 36-10 all-time against Baylor. The most recent meeting was an 82-74 Baylor win in March of 2024 in Waco.

The Jayhawks are coming off a 91-87 home win vs UCF, while the Bears are coming off a 93-89 overtime road loss at BYU.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

#11 Kansas: 15-5, 6-3 Big 12

(RV) Baylor: 13-7, 5-4 Big 12

Line: Baylor -2.5

How to Watch

Saturday, Feb 1, 3:00 p.m. CST

Waco, TX: Foster Pavilion (7,000)

TV: ESPN

– Jon Sciambi (Play-by-Play), Fran Fraschilla (Analyst), Kris Budden (Sideline)

Online Streaming: www.espn.com/watch or the ESPN app (requires subscription)

Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network

– Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), Greg Gurley (Analyst)

Fun Facts

Kansas is just 5-5 against Baylor in the last 10 meetings between the two programs.

Baylor is 9-1 at home so far this season.

KU is winless so far in Foster Pavilion (0-1).

Scott Drew is 9-29 all-time vs Kansas.

KU has won 69-straight conference games in which the Jayhawks score 90+ points, a streak that dates back to 1997.

The fear of bears is called arkoudaphobia.