Getty LAWRENCE, KANSAS - JANUARY 11: Devon Dotson #1, Marcus Garrett #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks, and Freddie Gillespie #33 of the Baylor Bears watch as the ball goes out-of-bounds during the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 11, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The No. 1 Baylor Bears (24-1) will host the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (23-3) at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, Saturday afternoon in what will be one of the biggest games of the year.
The game is scheduled to start at Noon ET and will be televised on ESPN. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick, or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package comes with 32 channels, including ESPN. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with the ESPN channels if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Kansas vs Baylor live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Sling credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR storage.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include ESPN. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of Kansas vs Baylor on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your AT&T TV Now credentials.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
ESPN is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of Kansas vs Baylor on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Hulu credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Kansas vs Baylor Preview
These two teams last met on January 11 in Kansas, and the Bears won that matchup, 67-55. This time, Baylor will try to make it 13 straight on its home court. The Bears have not lost since November 8, and they have gone 6-0 in games against other ranked opponents so far this season.
Defense is the primary reason why. The Bears have the fourth-best scoring defense in the NCAA, allowing 58.2 points a game. Kansas is right behind, ranked 7th in the country in points allowed with 60.7. The Jayhawks have a slight rebounding edge, out-rebounding opponents by 6.3 boards, while the Bears are snagging 4.8 more boards a game than their opponents.
On offense, Baylor is scoring 71.2 points per contest, with sophomore guard Jared Butler leading the way with 15.6 points a game. Junior guard MaCio Teague is adding 14.4 points per contest, while Davion Mitchell and Freddie Gillespie are both chipping in just under 10 points a game. The Bears are hitting 43.1 percent of their field goals and 35 percent of their shots from beyond the arc.
As for the Jayhawks, they are the best shooting team in the Big 12, hitting 48.8 percent of their shots from the floor and 35.5 percent of their shots from downtown. Devon Dotson leads the Jayhawks in scoring with 18.4 points a game. Dotson said this week that despite the importance of this game, he and his teammates are trying not to overhype it.
“A lot is on the line this game,” Dotson acknowledged, before adding: “We are going to prepare like it is another game. We can’t let emotion get the best of us. We’ve got to play our game. I feel we are hungry in the locker room and competitive. We want to win.”
Look for this to be a slow-paced, low-scoring affair that could very well come down to the final shot.
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