Kansas at Baylor 1/18/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

Two teams ranked in the Top 6 nationally, meet on Monday when the No. 6 ranked Kansas Jayhawks visit Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas to play the No. 2 ranked Baylor Bears. Kansas had its most recent game against Iowa State postponed and the Jayhawks lost to Oklahoma State 75-70 last Tuesday. David McCormick was the leading scorer for Kansas in the loss with 24 points. With the loss to Oklahoma State, Kansas dropped to 10-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12.

Ochai Agbaji is the leading scorer for Kansas with an average of 14.7 points per game, while Jalen Wilson is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Marcus Garrett is the leader in assists with an average of 3.6 per game. Kansas is shooting 44.3% overall and 36.0% from 3-point territory.

Baylor improved to 12-0 overall and 5-0 and the Big 12 following its 68-60 victory on Saturday over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Davion Mitchell was the leading scorer for Baylor with 19 points. Jared Butler hit three straight three-pointers in the last five minutes to hold off the Red Raiders. Baylor is in first place in the Big 12 a half-game ahead of second-place Texas. 

Jared Butler is leading Baylor in scoring with an average of 15.6 points per game, while Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 per game and Davion Mitchell is the leader in assists with an average of 5.9 per game. Baylor has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 50.2% overall and 42.3% from 3-point territory.