Week 8
Memorial Stadium

Baylor @ Kansas , Week 8, Oct 24, 2026

0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 3.1
0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 4.4

Is there value in the Baylor vs Kansas line?

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KU -4.1
Edge
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Kansas (power rating: 4.4) holds a 1.3-point advantage over Baylor (3.1) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Kansas's home field adds 2.8 points to that advantage at Memorial Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Baylor vs Kansas at Memorial Stadium?

The latest reading for Memorial Stadium shows Clear, 69°F with winds of 8 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Baylor and Kansas compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Kansas (4.4) over Baylor (3.1) by 1.3 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Kansas brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input: cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Blue Chip makes this Kansas -4.1. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

69°F

Rain5%
Precip0.00"
Humidity66%
Wind8 mph SE
Gusts16 mph
Wind map for Baylor at Kansas: aerial view of Memorial Stadium, wind from the SE at 7.8 mph, gusting to 16.3 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Memorial Stadium
Capacity
52,530
Elevation
935 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure BaylorAway KansasHome
This week521 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game149 miles
Season total3,781 miles10,687 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Baylor travels 521 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.