Baylor Bears vs Arizona Wildcats NCAAB Betting Prediction

Baylor Bears vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction 1/14/2025

The Baylor Bears (10-4) travel to face off against the Arizona Wildcats (10-5) on Tuesday, January 14th. This game will be played at McKale Center in Tucson and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 11:00 ET.

Baylor Bears vs Arizona Wildcats

The Bears Are Coming Off A Win

Baylor improved to 10-4 on the season with a 72-66 road win over Arizona State on Saturday. The Bears entered the game as -6.5 favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The total points of 138 fell just short of the 141.5 O/U line.

Despite leading 32-20 at halftime, Baylor allowed 41 points in the 2nd half while scoring 29. They’ll need to tighten up defensively as they move forward.

The Wildcats Are Coming Off A Win

Arizona improved to 10-5 on the season with an 88-80 home win over UCF on Saturday, January 11th. The Wildcats were -17 favorites going into the game but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game reached 168, surpassing the over/under line of 155.5.

Arizona led 45-42 at halftime and added 43 points in the 2nd half while holding UCF to 38 points after the break.

Bears Offense Breakdown

Baylor’s offense put up 72 points in their last game, shooting 43.1% from the field and hitting 38.1% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 50%, and they connected on 66.7% of their free throws, going 14-for-21 from the line.

The Bears grabbed 15 offensive rebounds, with Josh Ojianwuna pulling down 17 boards overall and shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the field. BJ Freeman led the team with 22 points, while Norchad Omier added 19 points, hitting 58.3% of his shots and 2-of-4 from three-point range.

Wildcats Offense Breakdown

Arizona put up 88 points in their last game, shooting 46.7% from the field and 39.1% from three-point range. They connected on 23 of 29 free throws, hitting 79.3% from the line, and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds.

Keyshawn Hall led the way with 22 points, despite shooting just 41.2% overall and 16.7% from deep. Caleb Love added 16 points, hitting 4 of 7 threes, while Darius Johnson contributed 18 points, though he shot only 30% from beyond the arc.

Bears Team Defense

Baylor’s defense held their opponent to 66 points on 36% shooting from the field, including 41% from two-point range. They gave up 22 field goals on 60 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Baylor allowed 7 threes on 24 attempts, with their opponent shooting 29%. They also sent them to the free-throw line 22 times, where they made 15, shooting 68%.

Wildcats Team Defense

Despite giving up 66 points, Baylor’s defense held strong, limiting their opponent to just 36% shooting from the field, with a 41% success rate on two-point attempts (15/36).

From beyond the arc, Baylor allowed 7 threes on 24 attempts, with their opponent shooting 29%. They also sent them to the line 22 times, where they hit 15 free throws (68%).

Bears vs Wildcats Trends

  • Across their three previous road games, Baylor has an ATS mark of 0-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-2 while averaging 66 points per game.
  • Although Arizona has a straight up record of 7-3 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 7-3. The team averaged 84 points per game in these games.
  • As the betting underdog, the Bears have an ATS mark of just 0-3 in their last three games. Baylor posted a straight up mark of 0-3 in these matchups.
  • The last ten games that Arizona was favored, they have an ATS mark of 5-5 while going 7-3 straight up.

Bears vs Wildcats Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Wildcats vs. Wildcats game, we suggest taking the Wildcats at -5.5. Even though our predictions have the Wildcats winning 75-72, we see the Bears as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 149, and our model predicts the Bears and Wildcats to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the under.


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