In the Big 12 – the Texas Longhorns are on the road at the Baylor Bears on Monday. This is a rematch of a game played in January, where the Longhorns topped the Bears 75-73. Texas and Baylor both appear to be heading to the NCAA Tournament, but will look to finish strong, here and in the Big 12 tournament.
For Texas, they are 19-10 on the season. The Longhorns have won back to back games, with their most recent win coming over Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Longhorns are now 19-10 on the season, and 8-8 in league play.
The Baylor Bears are coming off a big time home win over the Kansas Jayhawks. The win pushed the Bears to 21-8 on the season. Baylor is now 10-6 in the Big 12, which is third place behind Houston and Iowa State in the standings. Baylor beat TCU to start the week.
The Baylor Bears are favorites in this game. Baylor is listed at -6.5. The total is 146.5.
Baylor Bears
In the win over the Jayhawks, the Bears saw four guys score double digits in the game. The leader in the game was RayJ Dennis, with 19 points, and he dished out 10 assists. Jayden Nunn also scored 18 points in the game. The top scorer for the Bears this season has been Ja’Kobe Walter, with 14.8 per game.
The Bears as a team have been one of the best teams in the country on the offensive side. Baylor is scoring 81.6 points per game. They shoot the basketball at nearly a 49% clip, and nail almost 40% of their three point shots. THe Bears are also a fairly unselfish team, averaging more than 15 assists per game.
The Bears are set to finish the regular season on the road on Saturday. Baylor is at the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Texas Longhorns
The Longhorns got back to .500 in the Big 12 standings with their back to back wins. The last time they lost was on the road at Kansas, where the Jayhawks beat them by 19. Texas has allowed 84 points per game over their last two losses. That will not work for a team scoring just 75.5 per game.
Dylan Disu and Max Abams are the top scores for Texas this season. Disu is scoring 16.8 points per game, while Abams is up to 16.5 per game. The Longhorns in the latest win over Oklahoma State saw Disu score 17, and Abams add 15. Chendall Weaver came off the bench and scored 16 in the game.
Texas will head back home and finish their regular season slate. The Longhorns will take on the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. That will be the final Big 12 regular season game for both teams.
Bears Trip up Longhorns
We are really excited about this game. The final Big Monday of the season, and two teams hungry for a win, and two teams that do not like each other. The final time they will meet each other in Big 12 regular season play. In the end, we like the home team.
Baylor can shoot the ball, and knocking down shots will be the difference maker here. Our final bet for this game is the Baylor Bears -6.5 over the Texas Longhorns on Monday! Enjoy the game and good luck!
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