Baylor vs Kansas Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 8)
Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Baylor is 3-1 with 119 points for and 52 against; Kansas is 1-2 with 89 points for and 68 against.
Baylor is 3-2 in its last 5, averaging 28.6 scored and 16.6 allowed; most recently beating Colorado 23-13 on September 26, 2026. Kansas is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 24.8 scored and 27.4 allowed; most recently losing to Arizona State 17-24 on September 19, 2026.
Injury report: Baylor lists 1 (Ashton Jones, Injured); Kansas lists 16 (Cole Ballard, Injured; Jaylen Mason, Injured; Kory Amachree, Injured; more below).
Injuries
Baylor
- Ashton Jones: Injured, Undisclosed
Kansas
- Cole Ballard: Injured, Shoulder
- Jaylen Mason: Injured, Undisclosed
- Kory Amachree: Injured, Undisclosed
- Justin Thurman: Injured, Undisclosed
- Yasin Willis: Injured, Foot
- Cam Pickett: Injured, Hamstring
- Carson Bruhn: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jailen Butler: Injured, Undisclosed
- Carter Moses: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dakyus Brinkley: Injured, Undisclosed
- David Santiago: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jibreel AlAmin: Injured, Undisclosed
- Bam Crouch: Injured, Hamstring
- Syeed Gibbs: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jahlil Hurley: Injured, Foot
- Brandon Schmelzle: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
Baylor
- September 26, 2026: W 23-13 vs Colorado
- September 19, 2026: W 36-19 vs Louisiana Tech
- September 12, 2026: W 44-3 vs Prairie View A&M
- September 5, 2026: L 16-17 at Auburn
- November 29, 2025: L 24-31 vs Houston
Kansas
- September 19, 2026: L 17-24 vs Arizona State
- September 11, 2026: L 21-38 vs Missouri
- September 4, 2026: W 51-6 vs Long Island University
- November 28, 2025: L 21-31 vs Utah
- November 22, 2025: L 14-38 at Iowa State