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Baylor football predictions & picks

Big 12

2026 record: 6-3
Big 12: 7th
PPG: 31.9
Streak: W2
Last 5: Won 55–19 at Arizona State · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 6–17 vs TCU · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 24–25 at Kansas · Sat, Oct 24 Won 41–9 at UCF · Fri, Oct 30 Won 42–31 vs Iowa State · Sat, Nov 7

Baylor next game

Wk 11

Baylor @3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 BYU

Best pick BYU ML−313 81% confidence See the prediction: Baylor at BYU

Baylor 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Auburn Auburn L16–17 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Prairie View A&M Prairie View W44–3 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech W36–19 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Colorado Colorado W23–13 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Arizona State Arizona St W55–19 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs TCU TCU L6–17 O 40.5−333✗ TCU at Baylor prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Kansas Kansas L24–25 KU +6.5−238✓ Baylor at Kansas prediction

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 @UCF UCF W41–9 O 40.5−294✓ Baylor at UCF prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Iowa State Iowa State W42–31 BAY ML−417✓ Iowa State at Baylor prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @BYU BYU 3:30 PM ET BYU ML−313 Baylor at BYU prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Texas Tech Texas Tech TBA Pick coming soon

Baylor team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 31.9/ game 45th

Total yards 433.4/ game 27th

Passing yards 277.8/ game 18th

Rushing yards 155.7/ game 65th

Third-down conversions 39.6% 78th

Giveaways 1.2/ game 60th

Time of possession 28:47 100th

Defense

Points allowed 17.0/ game 18th

Yards allowed 348.9/ game 64th

Passing yards allowed 235.9/ game 108th

Rushing yards allowed 113.0/ game 28th

Takeaways 1.8/ game 12th

Penalties 7.7/ game 116th

Baylor leaders

2026 regular season

Passing DJ Lagway 1,900yds 15 TD · 4 INT · 53.7% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Caden Knighten 360yds 3 TD · 4.4 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Gavin Freeman 852yds 69 catches · 3 TD · 9 games

Tackles Travion Barnes 62 9 games

Sacks Garrick Ponder 4 9 games

Interceptions Devon Jordan 4 3 passes defended · 9 games

Baylor picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

75.0% 3 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big 12 standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Utah Utah 900 9-0 1.000 339147 +192 W9

2 Texas Tech Texas Tech 810 8-1 .889 338217 +121 W2

3 Arizona Arizona 720 7-2 .778 308179 +129 W1

4 Houston Houston 720 7-2 .778 319192 +127 W1

5 BYU BYU 720 7-2 .778 279178 +101 L1

6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St 630 6-3 .667 395245 +150 W1

7 Baylor Baylor 630 6-3 .667 287153 +134 W2

8 UCF UCF 540 5-4 .556 271234 +37 W1

9 Cincinnati Cincinnati 540 5-4 .556 297265 +32 L2

10 West Virginia West Virginia 540 5-4 .556 335311 +24 L1

11 Arizona State Arizona St 540 5-4 .556 256246 +10 W1

12 TCU TCU 450 4-5 .444 214142 +72 L1

13 Kansas State Kansas St 450 4-5 .444 282241 +41 L3

14 Iowa State Iowa State 450 4-5 .444 263260 +3 L1

15 Kansas Kansas 360 3-6 .333 265223 +42 L2

16 Colorado Colorado 360 3-6 .333 178255 −77 L1

Baylor FAQ

Who does Baylor play next?

Next up for Baylor: on the road at BYU, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Baylor’s record this season?

Baylor is 6-3, 7th in the Big 12.

Who leads Baylor in passing yards?

DJ Lagway, with 1,900 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (15 TD · 4 INT · 53.7% comp. · 7 games).

What is the model’s record picking Baylor games?

Its best pick is 3-1 in Baylor games this season (75.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big 12 rivals

All teams

Arizona Arizona State BYU Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia

Baylor this week

Baylor is 6-3, 4-2 in Big 12 play. Its last game was a 42–31 win over Iowa State at home on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 31.9 points a game (tied for 45th in FBS), and its defense allows 17.0 (18th).

Next up, Baylor visits BYU on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Baylor is a 7.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 49.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Baylor vs BYU prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.