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4% Kansas (9:00 ET): Not a good week for the Jayhawks, who have lost twice in the last seven days. First they went down in an OT thriller against rival Kansas State last Tuesday. Then they were run out of their own gym (by TCU) on Saturday. Those results are certainly the main contributing factor as to why KU is a dog in this matchup with Baylor on Big Monday and I’ll gladly take the points as the number feels like an overreaction. We’re still talking about a Top 10 team in America here.

Now Baylor is obviously no slouch in its own right as there’s a chance they could be ranked higher than Kansas when the new poll comes out later this afternoon. I do have the Bears rated in my Top 15, but it was a bit of a “fortunate” win at Oklahoma on Saturday as the Bears went 4 for 4 from three-point range in the final two minutes, three of those makes coming from Jalen Bridges, who is only 26.2% from downtown for the year. While second in the country in offensive efficiency, Baylor is just 93rd in defensive efficiency and I think that’s a real concern for this matchup. 

You know that - after B2B losses - you’re getting Kansas’ best effort here. Leading scorer Jalen Wilson scored 30+ against both K-State and TCU while Gradey Dick is due to improve his shooting after a 3 for 13 effort on Saturday. That loss to TCU snapped a 16-game home win streak for the Jayhawks, who have only been beaten twice in regulation this season. At the end of the day, I just think that the better team is getting points here and will gladly take them in their desperate state. 4% Kansas