Baylor Bears versus Kansas St Wildcats Big 12 Conference Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 12, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Baylor Bears will do battle with the Kansas St Wildcats in the semifinal round of the Big 12 conference tournament on Friday night. Tip off time at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Indiana is scheduled for 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the college basketball package.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening line in this game and it was the Kansas St Wildcats opening up as a 2 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 143.

This game has seen the early movement on the side of the underdog, as the Kansas St Wildcats are currently a 1-½ point betting favorite. The total has seen movement towards the over as the game is hung at 144 ½.

Kansas St Wildcats money line players will find –125 odds with the underdog Baylor Bears bringing back +105 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points on their side.

These Big 12 conference foes are going head to head for the second time this regular season. Back on January 26th it was the Kansas St Wildcats pulling out the 76-74 road victory over the Baylor Bears as 1 ½ point underdog. The Wildcats enjoyed a 49.1% shooting night while limiting the Baylor Bears to just 40.7%. The difference in this game came from the three-point line as the Wildcats converted on 52.4% from beyond the arc.

The Baylor Bears have closed strong down the stretch as the team has won 5 straight games. The team began play in the Big 12 conference tournament with the 86-67 blowout victory at a pick against the Texas Longhorns in the quarterfinal round on Thursday night. They were blistering hot from the field hitting on 53.6% of their shots and 46.2% from beyond the arc on the neutral court at Conseco Fieldhouse. They were very good on the defensive end allowing the Longhorns to just 36.4% shooting. It was Ekpe Udoh leading the Bears with 25 points on 9 of 14 shooting in victory.

Kansas St bounced back nicely off their two game losing streak to close the regular season. They began play in the Big 12 conference tournament with an 83-64 victory over the Oklahoma St Cowboys as a 4-½ point betting favorite. The Wildcats found their shooting touch with 47.5% shooting which broke a two game shooting slump. The team performed well on the defensive end allowing just 39.6% shooting to the Cowboys. It was a complete turnaround for the Wildcats as they couldn’t shoot or defend in consecutive losses to Iowa St and Kansas just prior to the conference tournament. Guard Jacob Pullen contributed with 19 points and 5 of 8 from three in victory over the Cowboys.

Trend: Baylor Bears are 4-0 ATS in their past 4 games

For the Latest CBB Odds Please Visit our CBB Odds Page