Baylor at TCU odds, picks and predictions
The No. 11 Baylor Bears (19-8, 8-6 Big 12) and No. 25 TCU Horned Frogs (19-8, 8-6) meet Monday. Tip-off from Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena is set for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Baylor vs. TCU odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Baylor suffered an 82-76 OT loss vs. the No. 2 Houston Cougars Saturday while failing to cover as a 2.5-point home underdog. Baylor played very well vs. Houston, but its 19 turnovers proved to be costly in the long run. The Bears have lost back-to-back games straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS).
TCU routed the Cincinnati Bearcats 75-57 Saturday while covering as a 5.5-point home favorite. F JaKobe Coles off the bench and F Emanuel Miller each scored 18 points.
TCU is 3-1 SU and 4-0 ATS in its last 4 games.
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Baylor at TCU odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 7:33 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Baylor +116 (bet $100 to win $116) | TCU -142 (bet $142 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Baylor +2.5 (-112) | TCU -2.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -113 | U: -113)
Baylor at TCU picks and predictions
Prediction
TCU 77, Baylor 76
Moneyline
LEAN TCU (-142).
TCU is the hotter team at 3-1 in its last 4 games. TCU is also 2-1 in its last 3 battles with Baylor. The Horned Frogs have also been a very good home team this season at 13-2.
This is by far the riskiest play for this game because Baylor is 3-0 in its last 3 games when visiting TCU.
Against the spread
LEAN BAYLOR +2.5 (-112).
Baylor has covered the spread in 4 of its last 5 road outings and has been a good team ATS this season at 15-9-2. The Bears also hold a slight 6-3-1 ATS lead in their last 10 matchups vs. TCU. Baylor is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when visiting TCU and 3-0 ATS in the last 3.
This is only a lean because TCU has been hotter ATS recently and slightly better ATS this season; TCU is 17-10 ATS and Baylor is 15-9-2 ATS.
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Over/Under
LEAN OVER 148.5 (-113).
The Over has hit in 2 of Baylor's last 3 games and is 6-4 in its last 10. The Over is also 2-1 in TCU's last 3 games overall and 2-1 in the last 3 Baylor-TCU meetings. The Over has been slightly safer for both teams this season, going 14-12 for Baylor and 14-13 for TCU.
This is also a very slight lean because the O/U has been very even for both teams this season as well as in recent Baylor-TCU matchups.
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