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| Baylor Bears | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 14-8 | February 08, 2014, 07:00 | Lloyd Noble Center | 17-6 |
The Baylor Bears will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Sooners in Oklahoma at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday in college basketball action.
The Bears will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 5-11 ATS against the number this season, while the Sooners are 12-9 ATS. Baylor is 8-8 on the totals; Oklahoma is 12-8.
View Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma Sooners Odds and Stats.
The Bears were listed as 5.5-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook.
The Sooners sit at No. 63 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Bears sit at No. 94 on the same chart.
Last time out for Baylor, they were a 69-52 loser as they battled Kansas at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point underdog. Cory Jefferson scored 14 points in a futile effort to lead the Bears to a win (they lost 69-52 to Kansas at Ferrell Center on Tuesday).
Last time out for Oklahoma, they were a 91-86 loser as they battled West Virginia on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 3-point underdog. The Sooners endured a 91-86 loss at the hands of the Mountaineers on Wednesday, despite a 23-point effort from Jordan Woodard at WVU Colliseum.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oklahoma's No. 7 nationally ranked offense (83.65 points per game) against a Bears defense that sits as the No. 87 at 67.86 PPG. The Sooners have been averaging 45.01% from the field, less than the Bears have managed so far this season (46.1% on average).
A few Bears at Sooners trends to consider:
Baylor is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Baylor is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
Baylor is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baylor's last 6 games
Oklahoma is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma's last 8 games
Oklahoma is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Baylor at TCU, Wednesday, February 12th
Oklahoma at Texas Tech, Wednesday, February 12th
