The Auburn Tigers (10-7) visit the undefeated Baylor Bears (15-0) in a 4 p.m. ET Saturday contest at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. Below, we analyze the Auburn-Baylor college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Baylor is No. 2 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Auburn at Baylor: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Auburn +875 (bet $100 to win $874) | Baylor -1600 (bet $1,600 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Auburn +14.5 (-105) | Baylor -14.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 154.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Auburn at Baylor: Three things to know
- Baylor is coming off a 107-59 win over Kansas State Wednesday. The 100-plus was the Bears’ fourth such game this season. BU is averaging 87.5 points per game on the season, a figure that ranks sixth in NCAA-I.
- The Bears defense excels in creating turnovers. Baylor has forced 20-plus miscues six times over its last 10 games and is averaging 18.4 forced turnovers over that stretch. The Tigers are 5-7 when tagged with more than 14 turnovers in a game.
- Auburn has come back nicely from a Dec. 30-Jan. 9 stretch that saw the Tigers lose four straight. Since then, AU has gone 4-1 and without the benefit of much success from 3-point range. The Tigers rely heavily on shots from beyond the arc: they’re averaging 27.7 such attempts per contest.
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Auburn at Baylor: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Baylor 85, Auburn 70
Money line (ML)
It’ll take a monster afternoon from Tiger triple shooters and a sluggish defensive game from the Bears to make this even a two-possession game. Both seem very unlikely.
Auburn’s 3-point accuracy away from home ranks as bottom-75 in the game. The Tigers haven’t really gotten on a multi-game run of making a ton from distance all season. Baylor is the opposite: this is one team that takes a lot of 3s against another that makes a lot of 3s.
This one has the caveat that only bigger bankrolls can support the play, but Baylor at -1600 would be the play over the spread. If you don’t mind rolling around in chalk – BACK THE BEARS -1600.
Against the spread (ATS)
This one comes out as a high-scoring contest with a 15-to-20 point margin for a winning Baylor side. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
PASS on a well-made total (154.5; O -110, U -110).
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