Baylor vs. Kansas prediction: Kansas favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/16/2026]

Kansas and Baylor will meet in men's college basketball action at Allen Fieldhouse on Friday, with tipoff at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Kansas as the most likely winner of the Baylor vs. Kansas game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Baylor vs. Kansas prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Baylor and Kansas 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Kansas a 78% chance of beating Baylor. Our predicted final score has Kansas winning 81-72.

According to our model, Kansas (-7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 155.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Baylor vs. Kansas odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Baylor vs. Kansas picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: