To many, it was billed the matchup of the Men’s Big-12 conference season. A titanic battle between two of college basketball’s premier programs.
No. 8 Baylor (+2.5), the defending National Champion, against No. 10 Kansas, a perennial and (oft-unchallenged) powerhouse of a program. A new rivalry in a basketball conference? Check. Star power? Check. A necessary heat check of a game but a few weeks before the Big-12 tournament starts? Check.