At the beginning of the season, the Baylor Bears and Texas Longhorns were future market College Basketball odds favorites to win the Big 12. Both schools are living up to those expectations. First-year head coach Rodney Terry is building on his success as the interim HC in 2022-23. Terry has kept the Longhorns rolling after the departure of Chris Beard. Of course, Baylor has one of the most celebrated coaches in the game, Scott Drew. Drew has built Baylor out of the ashes into a national powerhouse. March Madness success is expected to be big for Baylor.
Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns College Basketball Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, January 20, 2024, 12 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Moody Center, Austin, TX |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Betting Online Odds at SBG: | Click Here |
Baylor at Texas SBG Odds Overview
In this situation, Baylor will draw plenty of sportsbook as the established power brand. Casuals love Baylor for its consistent winning and the familiarity that comes with such success. Texas is not as big of a basketball brand but will draw its share of attention as a contender playing well. Sharps will split on this matchup. Baylor offers a discount as the quality away team. But Texas will get a home-court advantage against the power brand.
Baylor Bears Team Overview
Overall, the Baylor Bears are 14-2 straight up, 10-4-1 against the spread, and 8-7 over/under the total. Baylor has national metrics of 10th for scoring offense, 5th for field goal percentage, 1st for 3-point field goal percentage, 106th for free throw percentage, and 204th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Baylor is 114th for scoring defense, 231st for field goal percentage permitted, 56th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 7th for defensive rebounding.
Late on Baylor got the cash in four of its previous five games. The Bears went under the total in four of their most recent six games. Losses to Duke and Michigan State in December were of great concern to gamblers. Last month, those losses cast doubt on Baylor’s viability as a bona fide national contender.
First among Baylor scorers is Ja’Kobe Walter at 15.3 points per game. Ray J Dennis adds 13.8 points and 6.3 assists per outing.
Texas Longhorns Team Overview
Overall, the Texas Longhorns are 12-4 straight up, 5-11 against the spread, and 8-8 over/under the total. Texas has national metrics of 104th for scoring offense, 36th for field goal percentage, 50th for 3-point field goal percentage, 77th for free throw percentage, and 156th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Texas is 73rd for scoring defense, 67th for field goal percentage permitted, 226th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 46th for defensive rebounding.
Texas has dropped seven of its previous ten games to the odds. Also, the Longhorns exceeded the total in four previous seven outings. Texas is coming off recent red flag losses at West Virginia and home to Texas Tech. To illuminate, those were games Texas was favored in. Texas was expected to win those matchups with no problem.
Namely, Max Abmas leads Texas with 18.0 points per game.
Baylor at Texas SBG Free Picks
On this occasion, Baylor offers the most value as a good NCAABB betting away team. Especially with Texas in poor recent form.
Baylor at Texas SBG Best Bet: Baylor Bears.