The Missouri Tigers will hit the floor running against the visiting Baylor Bears Wednesday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

Missouri battles the Bears, currently sitting with a 17-9 mark (6-12 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 12-8 for the Tigers and 8-10 for the Bears.



View Baylor vs Missouri Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Tigers as 7.5-point favorites in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 76-rated Baylor taking on the No. 64-rated Tigers in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 85-80 win for the Tigers on Wednesday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Missouri has the nation's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 83.5 PPG. The visiting Bears defense ranks No. 56 allowing on average 63.1 PPG. The Tigers FG% has averaged 47.3% so far, less than the Bears marksmen have achieved on the year, 47.7% per game.

Defensively, Baylor features the nation's No. 133-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.3 points per game. Missouri, meanwhile, comes in at No. 5 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Baylor, they were a 78-69 loser as they battled Texas Tech at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 12.5-point favorite. LaceDarius Dunn scored 21 points in a futile effort to lead the Bears to a win (they lost 78-69 to Texas Tech at Ferrell Center on Saturday).

Missouri was a 76-70 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Iowa State. They covered the 4.5–point spread as favorites. Missouri got 25 points from Marcus Denmon en route to a 76-70 victory over Iowa State on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.


Baylor Bears Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Texas A&M are 5-5
After playing Texas Tech are 3-7
After a loss are 8-2

Missouri Tigers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas State are 6-4
After playing Iowa State are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few Bears at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baylor's last 5 games when playing on the road against Missouri
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baylor's last 6 games on the road
Baylor is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baylor is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Missouri
Missouri is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Missouri is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Baylor
Missouri is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri's last 5 games when playing at home against Baylor


Next up:
Baylor home to Texas A&M, Saturday, February 26
Missouri at Kansas State, Saturday, February 26