The Baylor Bears (23-2 SU, 15-10 ATS) won their Sportsbook NCAA Tournament game by 24 points on Friday while the Wisconsin Badgers (18-12 SU, 14-15-1 ATS) posted a 23-point victory. The No. 1 Bears and No. 9 Badgers lock horns Sunday in a South Region Round of 32 matchup.
- Date/Time: March 21, 2:40 p.m. ET
- Arena: Hinkle Fieldhouse
- TV Coverage: CBS
- Sportsbook Odds: Baylor -6 | O/U 138 (Line History)
- Wisconsin vs Baylor Matchup Report
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
After a big first-round win and a two-loss regular season, Baylor opened as a 6-point favorite, with the line holding steady since then. The total has also stayed at its Sportsbook 138 number.
Baylor News & Notes
The Bears blasted Hartford 79-55 on Friday behind 22 points from MaCio Teague and 13 from Jared Butler, overwhelming the Hawks with a 37-21 first-half blitz.
Butler, a junior guard, averages a team-high 17 points and 4.9 assists per game for Baylor, which opened March Madness with +500 odds to win the tournament. The Bears finished fourth in scoring in the country at a shade over 84 points per game and led college basketball by shooting 41.3 percent as a team from behind the three-point arc.
Teague and Davion Mitchell are the only players on a balanced roster to log more than 30 minutes per game, but Butler isn’t far off at 29.9 and six other players average 11.6 minutes or more.
Wisconsin News & Notes
Wisconsin comes off an 85-62 victory over No. 8 North Carolina on Friday, going into halftime with a 40-24 lead and finishing 13-for-27 from three-point range. Brad Davison led the way, erupting for 29 points, and D’Mitrik Trice netted 21.
Trice, a senior guard who averages a team-high 13.9 points and 4.0 assists per game, is the heart and soul of this team, but don’t overlook two other seniors. Micah Potter scores 12.6 points per game and pulls down a team-best 5.8 rebounds while Davison averages 10.1 ppg and shoots just under 87 percent from the free-throw line.
In his six seasons as the Badgers head coach, Greg Gard has led his team to four NCAA tournaments, and that number would be at five had last year’s big dance not been cancelled.
Betting Pick: Baylor -6
Yes, the Badgers dismantled the Tar Heels, but the Bears are far too disciplined and deep. This game may be low-scoring, but look for Baylor to eventually pull away late and win by double digits to cover this small number.
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