Sam Houston St Bearkats versus Baylor Bears CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 16, 2010 by admin · No Comments

It will be a battle of teams from the state of Texas when the Sam Houston St Bearkats do battle with the Baylor Bears in an NCAA Tournament first round game on Thursday afternoon. Tip off time at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Louisiana is scheduled for 2:55PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

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The LVSC college basketball odds makers set the opening line in this game and it was the Baylor Bears opening up as an 11 ½ point favorite with the over under coming in at 150.

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The early money from the NCAA Tournament bettors has come on the side of the underdog Sam Houston Bearkats, as the Baylor Bears are currently a 10 ½ point betting favorite. The total has seen movement towards the over, as the game is lined at 151 ½.

Those backing the Baylor Bears on the money line will find –750 odds with the underdog Sam Houston St Bearkats bringing back +550 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points on their side.

The teams from the Lone Star state will be meeting for the first time.

We will preview this game based on each teams performances against NCAA Tournament bound teams.

The Baylor Bears completed their play in the regular season with a 25-7 overall record and 11-5 versus Big 12 conference foes. The team faced 13 teams competing in the NCAA Tournament and went 8-5. The Bears averaged 74.6 points a game and allowed 74.3. The team hit on 45.5% of their shots while allowing 45.3. The Bears converted on 36.9% of their threes and hit on 73.2% from the charity stripe.

Sam Houston St from the Southland conference completed play with a 25-7 record and 14-2 versus conference foes. Sam Houston faced only 1 NCAA Tournament bound team and dropped a 102-92 decision at Kentucky. The Bearkats had a good shooting night from three hitting on 47.4% of their shots from beyond the arc. They could not stop Kentucky as the Wildcats hit on 60% of their shots in victory.

Baylor finished strongly winners of 5 of their past 6 games to close out the regular season. The team began play in the Big 12 conference tournament with the 86-67 blowout victory over the Texas Longhorns at a pick price. The team then faced the Kansas St Wildcats in the semifinal round and fell 82-75 as a 2-point underdog. Baylor shot well down the stretch hitting no worse than 51.1% in their past 5 games.

Sam Houston St qualified for the NCAA Tournament off their win in the Southland tournament. The team has won 6 of their past 7 games as they begin play in the dance. The Bearkats opened play in the Southland tournament with a 62-57 win against Nicholls St as a 10-½ point favorite. The team the pulled out a close 88-85 victory over Southeast Louisiana as a 6 point favorite in the semifinal round. In the finals it was Sam Houston St with the 64-48 victory over Steven F Austin 64-48 as a 3-½ point favorite. The Bearkats allowed just 31.4% shooting in their win in the Southland tournament final.

Trend: Baylor Bears are 4-1 ATS in their past 5 games

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