Hartford at Baylor NCAA Tournament First Round Odds, Picks and Prediction
The No. 1 seed Baylor Bears (22-2) and the No. 16 seed Hartford Hawks (15-8) will meet on Friday at 3:30 PM ET in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Baylor is a 26-point favorite in the contest, which airs on TRU. Here's everything you need to know ahead of this 1-16 matchup in the South Region bracket.
The Bears were led by MaCio Teague's 17 points last time out in an 83-74 loss to Oklahoma State on Friday. They failed to cover the spread as 8-point favorites, while the teams scored a combined 157 points to go over the 147.5 over/under.
Traci Carter led the way for the Hawks with a team-high 19 points last time out as they picked up a 64-50 win over UMass-Lowell and covered the 2-point spread as favorites. The teams combined to go under the 137.5 point total set for the matchup.
Hartford at Baylor: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access Paste BN Sports' betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 12:30 PM ET on March 19, 2021.
- Money line: Hartford +3300 (bet $100 to win $3300) | Baylor -10000 (bet $10000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hartford +26 (-110) | Baylor -26 (-110)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Baylor: Three things to know
- The Bears scoring leader is Jared Butler, who contributes 17.1 points per game. Butler is the top three-point shooter for the team, knocking down 2.6 per game.
- The 84.4 points per game the Bears record are 21.1 more points than the Hawks allow (63.3).
- Baylor has a 22-1 record overall and a 13-0-1 record against the spread when scoring more than 63.3 points.
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Hartford: Three things to know
- Austin Williams leads the Hawks in points and rebounds. He averages 13.7 points per game while tacking on 6.2 rebounds.
- The Hawks put up an average of 65.9 points per game, just 0.5 fewer points than the 66.4 the Bears give up.
- Hartford is 8-0 against the spread and 10-1 overall when it scores more than 66.4 points.
Hartford at Baylor: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Baylor 79, Hartford 61
Money line
BetMGM and the model both agree that the Baylor Bears are the money line favorite in this matchup.
Against the spread (ATS)
The Bears are favored by both MGM and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (26 to 17.9 points). Take the Hawks and the points.
Over/Under (O/U)
MGM and the model are extremely close in their point total projections for this game, within 0.5 points of each other.
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