Who's Playing
Kansas State Wildcats @ Baylor Bears
Current Records: Kansas State 7-10, Baylor 11-6
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Foster Pavilion -- Waco, Texas
- TV: ESPN University
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $4.00
What to Know
We've got another exciting Big 12 matchup on schedule as the Baylor Bears and the Kansas State Wildcats are set to tip at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Foster Pavilion. The Bears are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 80.8 points per game this season.
Baylor is headed into Wednesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell just short of TCU by a score of 74-71 on Sunday. The Bears were up 31-19 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was VJ Edgecombe, who posted 18 points in addition to three steals. Norchad Omier was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Kansas State's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fifth straight defeat. They fell 84-74 to Kansas.
Kansas State's loss came about despite a quality game from Coleman Hawkins, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Hawkins a new career-high in assists.
Baylor's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-6. As for Kansas State, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Wednesday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy game: Baylor has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Kansas State, though, as they've been averaging only 33.4. Given Baylor's sizable advantage in that area, Kansas State will need to find a way to close that gap.
Looking ahead, Baylor is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 12 points. They are a gamble against the spread as they sit with a 6-10 ATS record.
Odds
Baylor is a big 12-point favorite against Kansas State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bears as a 12.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 142 points.
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Series History
Baylor has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Kansas State.
- Jan 16, 2024 - Kansas State 68 vs. Baylor 64
- Feb 21, 2023 - Kansas State 75 vs. Baylor 65
- Jan 07, 2023 - Kansas State 97 vs. Baylor 95
- Feb 09, 2022 - Baylor 75 vs. Kansas State 60
- Jan 25, 2022 - Baylor 74 vs. Kansas State 49
- Mar 11, 2021 - Baylor 74 vs. Kansas State 68
- Jan 27, 2021 - Baylor 107 vs. Kansas State 59
- Dec 19, 2020 - Baylor 100 vs. Kansas State 69
- Feb 25, 2020 - Baylor 85 vs. Kansas State 66
- Feb 03, 2020 - Baylor 73 vs. Kansas State 67