GAME: #869 Baylor vs #870 Texas
TIME: 2/10/2020 – 9:00p EST
SPREAD: Baylor -6
TOTAL: 128.5
SPORTSBOOK: WagerWeb Sportsbook
The #1 Baylor Bears (21-1, 10-0) have a BIG 12 Conference road game against the Texas Longhorns (14-9, 4-6) at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin, Texas on Monday at 9 p.m. EST. In their previous game, Texas lost 62-57 to Texas Tech while Baylor won on the road against Oklahoma State by a score of 78-80. These teams met on January 4th at Baylor where the Bears handled the Longhorns easily by a score of 59-44. Baylor is looking for its 11th straight conference win against Texas. Baylor’s last Big 12 loss came against the Iowa State Cyclones 83-66 on March 14, 2019.
BAYLOR BEARS
The Baylor Bears are averaging 72 points per game on 43% field goal shooting while averaging 7.8 three-pointers and 11.4 offensive rebounds per game. Baylor is allowing only 59 points per game on 38% field-goal shooting while forcing 14.9 turnovers and adding 5.6 steals and 4.9 blocks per game on defense. Baylor is led by Jared Butler who is averaging 15.3 points while MaCio Teague is putting up 14.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
The Texas Longhorns are averaging 65 points per game on 43% field goal shooting adding 8 threes per game. Texas is allowing only 63 points per game on 42% field goal shooting while forcing 13.8 turnovers and adding 6.6 steals and three blocks on the defensive end. The Longhorns have been led by juniors Matt Coleman III and Jericho Sims. Coleman has averaged 12.9 points and four assists while Sims has put up 9.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
BAYLOR vs TEXAS PICK & PREDICTION
The Baylor defense has allowed only 59 points per game to opponents, which is the 5th ranked in the country. The Texas offense has produced just 65.5 points through 23 games (ranked 282nd). Texas is a perfect 5-0 when the team records eight or more steals and Baylor’s offense is committing an average of 11.8 turnovers on the road while having the ball stolen over 7 times per game from their opponents. The Bears have failed to cover each of their last two games and three and 3 of their last 6 games. This total on this game also indicates it is going to be a low scoring game. Baylor continues to get every teams best shot while they sit at the #1 spot. Look for Texas to show up to play and keep this a close low scoring game to cover the spread and stay under the posted total.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
BAYLOR
- Bears are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 Monday games.
- Under is 7-1 in Bears last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
TEXAS
- Under is 5-1 in Longhorns last 6 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-1 in Longhorns last 6 home games.
- Under is 4-1 in Longhorns last 5 overall.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: Texas +6 / Under 128.5
Fade the Public: Texas +6 / no data
Sharp Action: Texas +6 / no data
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