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There’s a big showdown in the Big XII on Wednesday night in Waco, and college basketball betting fanatics surely won’t want to miss this one! The Baylor Bears will play host to the Texas A&M Aggies with conference bragging rights on the line. With just two weeks to play in the regular season, A&M is tied with Missouri for third place in the Big XII at 8-4 in conference play. Baylor is just a game behind at 7-5, and if it has hopes of getting a bye in the first round of the conference tourney, a win tonight is incredibly important. In terms of March Madness, both teams look good and should be in regardless of what happens the rest of the way, but both would much rather see another notch or two in the win column just to feel save about getting out their dancing shoes. The Aggies have covered six straight NCAA basketball spreads since losing at Oklahoma State on January 27th. They’re 5-1 SU in those games, with the one loss coming by just five points to the #1 team in the country. The defense has been absolutely stifling of late, holding Iowa State, Kansas, and Texas Tech to an average of just 60.0 points per game in this three-game stretch. G Donald Brown leads the team in scoring at 18.0 points per game, but he hasn’t played up to his average once in the L/3 games. The Bears haven’t had much luck of late trying to beat the basketball betting lines. They’re just 1-4 ATS in their L/5 in spite of a 3-2 SU record. Leading scorer, G LaceDarius Dunn has lit up the Big XII this year, scoring 18.9 points per game. Baylor’s defense ranks ninth in the country in opposing field goal percentage at just 37.9%. For an offense that is scoring 77.1 points per game and shooting 48.4% from the floor, one would like to think that its record should be significantly better than 20-6. Just three weeks ago, A&M knocked off the Bears 78-71 at home. As proof for just how important home court advantage is in college basketball, Baylor was +2 in that game and -7 now. The insinuation by the oddsmakers is that the Bears have the better team in this matchup, but that may not necessarily be the case. The Aggies feel like they’re the team in better form at this point, and even though grabbing an SU victory in Waco may be difficult, staying inside the touchdown spread shouldn’t be. Selection: Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M is one of the best betting teams in the country on the road over a very long haul. The Aggies are 41-19 ATS in their L/60 roadies. The underdog is 11-2 ATS in the L/13 meetings of these Big XII rivals. Diamond Sportsbook currently has a college basketball betting line of the Aggies +7 for you to dig into right now!
Texas A&M Aggies
(19-7, 14-8 ATS)
Baylor Bears
(20-6, 12-7 ATS)
Tags: Baylor, College Basketball Picks, sports, Texas A&M
Baylor at Connecticut SBG Global Opening Line: Connecticut - 14 , Total 50 The Connecticut Huskies look to go 4-0 to start the season as they host the Baylor Bears on Friday night. This nationally televised game on ESPN 2 should have some offense in it as Baylor is coming off a game in which they scored 45 points in a win against Washington State while Connecticut scored 45 points in their rout of Virginia last week. SBG Global reports that early College Football betting has the public taking Connecticut at Home. Connecticut has won its last five night games at Rentschler Field and boasts an all-time mark of 9-3 “under the lights” at Rentschler. UConn has won seven of its last eight non-conference games overall and will be a tough matchup for Baylor. “They are a good football team. They went 9-4 last year, won the Big East and went to a bowl game.” Baylor head coach Art Briles said, “They have 19 of 22 starters back. They are 26-8 at home over the last four years and they have won the last 8 or 9 in a row. They are a tough team.” Baylor has turned things around somewhat this season under Briles. They routed Washington State last week as freshman Robert Griffin set a school record with 217 yards rushing. He also passed for 129 yards in the win. Here is a look at the College Football betting stats for Friday’s game. The Bears are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games following a win. The Bears are 5-14 ATS in their last 19 games overall. The Bears are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games on grass. The Bears are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games. The Bears are 3-14 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. SBG Global Current Line: Connecticut - 12 , Total 51 The Huskies are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games. The Huskies are 18-6 ATS in their last 24 games on grass. The Huskies are 28-12-1 ATS in their last 41 non-conference games. The Over is 4-0 in the Bears last 4 non-conference games. The Over is 8-2 in the Bears last 10 road games. The Under is 4-0 in the Huskies last 4 Friday games. The Under is 13-5 in the Huskies last 18 non-conference games. The Under is 5-2 in the Huskies last 7 games on grass. The Over is 5-2 in the Huskies last 7 games in September. The Under is 7-3 in the Huskies last 10 games overall. Pick Over 2units
Friday, 8:00 pm Eastern – ESPN 2
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