The No. 3 Baylor Bears (22-2) are 6.5-point favorites as they look to build on an 11-game home win streak when they host the Wisconsin Badgers (17-12) this Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 2:40 PM ET at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The matchup airs on CBS. The matchup’s over/under is 136.5. Below, we analyze the Wisconsin-Baylor contest with college basketball betting odds and lines, picks and predictions.
In their last game, the Bears picked up a 79-55 win over Hartford but did not cover the 25.5-point spread they were favored by. The teams hit the under on the 138.5 point total set by sportsbooks. MaCio Teague racked up a team-high 22 points in the victory on Friday.
Brad Davison led the way for the Badgers with a team-high 29 points last time out as they picked up a 85-62 win over North Carolina and covered the 2-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to go over the 136.5 point total set for the matchup.
Wisconsin at Baylor: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 11:55 AM ET on March 20, 2021.
- Money line: Wisconsin +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Baylor -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wisconsin +6.5 (-110) | Baylor -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 136.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Baylor: Three things to know
- Jared Butler leads the Bears in scoring, averaging 17.0 points per game. Butler leads the squad with a team-high 2.6 made three-pointers per game.
- The Bears record 20 more points per game (84.2) than the Badgers allow (64.2).
- Baylor has a 23-1 record overall and a 13-0-1 record against the spread when scoring more than 64.2 points.
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Wisconsin: Three things to know
- The Badgers points and assists leader is D’Mitrik Trice. He averages 13.9 points per game and dishes out 4.0 assists. Davison averages 2.0 made threes per game to lead the team.
- The Badgers put up just 4.1 more points per game (70.1) than the Bears give up to opponents (66).
- Wisconsin has put together a 15-4 overall record and an 11-0 ATS record in games where it scores more than 66 points.
Wisconsin at Baylor: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Baylor 75, Wisconsin 67
Money line
The Baylor Bears are favored to win this game by both BetMGM and the model.
Against the spread (ATS)
The MGM line for this game has the Bears favored by 6.5, while the model predicts they’ll win by slightly more (8.6 points).
Over/Under (O/U)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (142.2 points) a little higher than the MGM over/under (136.5 points).
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