The Kansas Jayhawks appear to be running away with the Big 12 regular season title, but they can’t be too sure with four games remaining on their schedule. Later tonight, the Jayhawks tackle the dangerous Baylor Bears on the road.
Over at the NBA, the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz square off for the third time this season. Check out our complete preview of that game here.
The Jayhawks put their win streak on the line later tonight in Waco, as they go up against Baylor for the second and last regular season meeting between these two Big 12 powerhouse squads. The Jayhawks, who are coming off a 72-63 win over in-state rival Kansas State on Saturday, are 6-0 SU and ATS in their last six meetings with Baylor dating back to 2014. That stretch includes Kansas’ 102-74 drubbing of the Bears on January 2.
As for Baylor, it is currently on a nice two-game win streak—both against ranked teams in Iowa State and Texas. The over is 5-1 in the last six home games of Baylor, which averages 78.9 points per game. Kansas, on the other hand, is 16th in the nation with 82.7 points per contest.
Both the Rockets and the Jazz are jockeying for the eighth spot in the Western Conference, which should add extra flavor to this already tasty matchup. Houston ended its three-game skid on Friday, when it earned its first win of the second half with a 116-100 triumph over Phoenix.
Houston has also gone 2-0 in two games against the Jazz thus far this season, the latest being a 103-94 Rockets victory on January 7. That said, the Jazz remain a tough beat in Salt Lake City, where they are 6-0 SU and 4-2 ATS in their last six games.
