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It was an action-packed weekend in college basketball which leaves us with a smaller slate on Monday night. However, there is still plenty of value to be found tonight, and I’ve focused on 1 matchup for my best bet.
Let’s dive right into my best bet which, features the Baylor Bears traveling to Oklahoma State. Be sure to also check out all of our college basketball picks for today.
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Baylor -1 (-110) over Oklahoma State
Wheras Oklahoma State has its their last 4 games, including two at home, Baylor is coming off of a significant victory at home against their rival Texas on Saturday. These 2 teams appear to be headed in opposite directions at the moment, and that creates value with this short spread. A big reason that this spread is so small is because the Bears will be without Keyonte George, who is the team’s leading scorer and 1 of best freshmen in the country. And while losing George is a tough blow, the depth of Baylor will prevail. The Bears are 1 of the deepest and most talented teams in the nation and have several players that can step up in George’s absence. Although they may not be as elite at creating shot opportunities or running the floor, they are more than capable of standing in for George until he returns. It seems the oddsmakers have really taken the George injury into consideration when creating this line because I expected it to be closer to 4 points or more, but since I don’t see his replacement as a massive step down I believe that Baylor is being undervalued.
Oklahoma State has allowed more than 86 points per game on average during the 4-game losing skid, with 73 being the lowest scored against them. With one of the top 5 scoring offenses in the nation coming to town, the Cowboys’ defense could really struggle to slow down the Bears. The bottom line is that Baylor is still a very talented team, even without George, and are getting a fortunate matchup against an Oklahoma State squad that is broken on defense at the moment. I’m backing the Bears while I can get them below a bucket, even though I think they will win by more than that.
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