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The No. 24 Baylor Bears (11-4, 3-1 Big 12) and the Arizona Wildcats (10-5, 4-0) meet Tuesday at the McKale Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Baylor vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Baylor picked up a 72-66 OT win at Arizona State in the front end of the road trip Saturday, but it failed to cover as a 7-point favorite. The Bears have won 6 of the past 7 games to return to the rankings, but Baylor is still just 3-7 against the spread (ATS) in the past 10 outings. The Under has cashed in 4 straight contests.
Arizona won its sixth straight game 88-80 against UCF Saturday, but it failed to cover as a 17-point favorite. The Wildcats have covered 4 of the past 6 games, while the Under has connected in 5 of the past 7 outings. The offense has rolled up 88 or more points in 4 of the past 6 contests, too.
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Baylor at Arizona odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:25 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Baylor +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Arizona -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Baylor +5.5 (-110) | Arizona -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Baylor at Arizona picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 76, Baylor 69
Moneyline
Arizona (-250) will cost you 2½ times your potential return, and that’s just a little too expensive for a standalone wager. It’s not a bad play to include the Wildcats in a multi-leg play, but this is a game which could really go either way against a ranked opponent in the first-ever meeting between these teams as conference foes.
AVOID.
Against the spread
ARIZONA -5.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at best.
Baylor +5.5 has been playing very good basketball lately, winning 6 of the past 7 games. However, the Bears are an ordinary 3-3 ATS in the past 6 games, and Baylor is 0-4 ATS in the past 4 outings as an underdog.
The Wildcats have managed to cover 4 of the past 6 games, but there is risk. Arizona has failed to cover the past 2 home games inside the conference.
Over/Under
UNDER 149.5 (-115) is a decent play in this intriguing Big 12 clash in the desert.
The Under has connected in 4 in a row for the Bears, while the Under is on a 5-2 run for the Wildcats.
Both of these defenses have been playing good basketball, and going low is your best bet.
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