Old Dominion Monarchs versus Baylor Bears CBS TV NCAA Tournament College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 19, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Old Dominion Monarchs off their upset victory in their opening round game will do battle with Big 12 conference heavyweight the Baylor Bears in an NCAA Tournament second round game on Saturday night. Tip off time for this college basketball game from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Louisiana is scheduled for 5:45PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by CBS.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers opened up this NCAA Tournament college basketball game and the Baylor Bears opened up as 5 point favorites with the over under coming in at 130.

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The college basketball bettors have come in early on the underdog Old Dominion Monarchs, as the Baylor Bears are currently a 4-point favorite. The total has seen the early movement downward, as the over under is currently lined at 129 for the bettors to play into.

Those looking to back the Baylor Bears on the money line will be dealt –200 odds with the underdog Old Dominion Monarchs returning +170 to pull off the upset victory without the need for taking the points.

The programs will be meeting for the first time on Saturday.

Old Dominion pulled off the 51-50 upset victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as 3 ½ point underdogs. The team from the Colonial Athletic conference overcame a 13 point second half deficit to rally for the victory over the Big East School. The Monarchs put the clamps on the Notre Dame offense by limiting the Irish to just 35% shooting from the field. The key was the three-point field goal defense by the Monarchs as Notre Dame converted on just 6 of 26 from beyond the arc. Junior Frank Hassell led the Monarchs with 15 points and 9 boards in victory.

Baylor enters play in the second round off their 68-59 victory against a feisty Sam Houston St. The Bears rallied in the second half to pull away for the victory. The Big 12 squad overcame a 31-30 halftime deficit and outscored Sam Houston St 38-28 in the second stanza for the 9-point win. Baylor had a good defensive game limiting their first round opponent to just 33% shooting. The Bears were good on the boards winning the battle on the glass by a 45-34 margin. Baylor big man Ekpe Udoh led the team with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Baylor will need to handle the ball better as the team committed high 14 turnovers. For the season Baylor is a better shooting team hitting on 48.9% for the year and Old Dominion just 44.8%.

Trend: Baylor is 4-1 to the over in their past 5 games

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