There is no rest for the weary Xavier Musketeers, who had three days to recover from a loss to Arizona State before hosting No. 16 Baylor on Tuesday night at Cintas Center. Three days wouldn't seem like ample time to fix the defensive issues that led to No. 21 Xavier's 102-86 loss to the Sun Devils at the Las Vegas Classic. But, it's all part of the development process for head coach Chris Mack. Xavier returns home and is coming off its first loss of the season as the defense was to blame. It led by as many as 15 points in the first half but allowed 73 points over the final 23 minutes of the game. Xavier will be out for immediate redemption and there will be added motivation as well. Xavier has won 33 straight non-conference home games and I expect them to bounce back here at home. This is the first true road game of the season for Baylor and it comes against a pissed off Xavier teams. I like Xavier by 9 or more.