Kansas Jayhawks vs Baylor Bears Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/22/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 22, 2022

Venue:  McLane Stadium, Waco, TX 

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kansas +8.5, Baylor -8.5; Over/Under:  63 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kansas +8, Baylor -8; Over/Under:  63 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kansas +8.5, Baylor -8.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

 

Kansas Jayhawks:  5-2 (2-2) (5th place, Big 12)

Baylor Bears:  3-3 (1-2) (7th place, Big 12)

 

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Kansas Jayhawks:  lost their last game on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners 52-42.

Baylor Bears:  lost their last game on the road against the West Virginia Mountaineers 43-40.

 

Kansas is entering this game with a 5-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th road game of the season here as they are 2-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 5th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 2-2. They lost against the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game on the road 52-42. Jason Bean started that game at QB and he completed 16/27 passes for 265 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Devin Neal led the team in rushing with 84 yards and 1 TD on 12 rushing attempts. Lawrence Arnold led the team in receiving with 113 yards and 2 TDs on 5 receptions while Mason Fairchild also had 106 receiving yards and 2 TDs on 6 catches. Kenny Logan Jr. led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 7 assisted tackles. Craig Young led the defense in sacks with 1 while Kenny Logan Jr. came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Baylor is entering this game with a 3-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 2-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 4th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-2. They lost against the WVU Mountaineers in their last game on the road 43-40. Blake Shapen started that game at QB and he completed 14/22 passes for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns while Kyron Drones also came in the game and completed 7/14 passes for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Richard Reese led the team in rushing with 57 yards on 13 carries. Gavin Holmes led the team in receiving with 210 yards and 1 TD on 7 receptions. Dillon Doyle led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles. Dillon Doyle came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have Kansas listed as an 8.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Kansas has been playing great this year, we are only halfway through the season but they are having one of their best years in a long time. Even with their backup QB out in their last few games they have managed to put up 30 or more points in both games and have been keeping their games close still. This is another game they are going to fight hard in as they look for a conference win to go to 3-2, and Baylor hasn't been great in their games lately either. They have lost 2 games in a row coming into this one and that is 2 weeks in a row now that their defense has given up a ton of points, allowing over 35 points in both games. Their defense is vulnerable right now and Kansas is a team that can put up a lot of points as they have been doing in their games all year. Baylor has not been blowing out many teams in their few wins either. The best way to place a bet here is on Kansas to cover the spread in this game.

 

Kansas Baylor Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 22, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Baylor 38 Kansas 31.

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Kansas Jayhawks: 47-74 ATS as a road underdog. 59-90 ATS in road games. 11-2 OVER as a road underdog.

Baylor Bears: 17-11 ATS in all games. 68-42 OVER as a favorite. 12-5 OVER in a home game where the total is between 56.5 and 63.

 

 

Kansas Jayhawks:  J. Daniels (QB) Early Nov - Shoulder. D. Hishaw Jr. (RB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. T. Wilson (WR) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

Baylor Bears:  T. McWilliams (RB) day-to-day - Undisclosed.

 

 

"They came out clicking on all cylinders. They played very well, very aggressive. I think we were on our heels most of the day. It was like they were playing downhill." - Lance Leipold after his team’s loss against Oklahoma in their last game.

 

 

"Great job by West Virginia and coach Brown, their fight and execution really showed up tonight." - Dave Aranda after his team’s loss against WVU in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Arnold, Lawrence

WR Skinner, Quentin

WR Grimm, Luke 

TE Fairchild, Mason

QB Daniels, Jalon

RB Neal, Devin 

 

WR Presley, Hal

WR Jones, Seth

WR Baldwin, Monaray 

TE Dabney, Drake 

TE Sims, Ben 

QB Shapen, Blake 

RB Reese, Richard 

 

 

Passing: J. Daniels (1072)

Rushing: D. Neal (505)

Receiving: L. Arnold (348)

Touchdowns: D. Hishaw Jr. (6) 

 

Passing: B. Shapen (1444)

Rushing: R. Reese (457)

Receiving: G. Holmes (390)

Touchdowns: R. Reese (7)

 

Coaches:

Kansas Jayhawks: Lance Leipold (2nd season)

Baylor Bears: Dave Aranda (3rd season)