The oddsmakers in Las Vegas apparently believe in Jarrett Stidham and the Baylor offense, because the Baylor Bears are opening as a heavy favorite over the Kansas State Wildcats, whom they face on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. CST in Manhattan, Kansas. Both the Wildcats and the Bears were idle yesterday.
The Bears clinched back-to-back conference titles last year against the Wildcats in Waco, and defeated the Snydercats in 2013 in a nervy battle in Manhattan. Despite the loss of Seth Russell, the Bears head to Manhattan loaded with weapons on both sides of the ball, and stud defensive lineman Andrew Billings appears set to return on Thursday.