{"id":132906,"date":"2017-02-20T00:08:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T05:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=132906"},"modified":"2017-02-20T20:04:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T01:04:56","slug":"oklahoma-sooners-vs-baylor-bears-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-february-21-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/oklahoma-sooners-vs-baylor-bears-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-february-21-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Sooners vs. Baylor Bears Predictions, Picks, Odds and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview \u2013 February 21, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Oklahoma vs. Baylor NCAAB Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Ferrell Center &#8211;\u00a0Waco, TX<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Oklahoma Sooners (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+12<\/strong><\/a>) at\u00a0Baylor Bears (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-12<\/strong><\/a>) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NCAA basketball lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writer\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Baylor Bears\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-12<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Betting on the Oklahoma Sooners\u00a0(9-17, 3-11 Big 12)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: +12<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma Sooners couldn\u2019t quite manage a rare winning streak as they fell to rivals Oklahoma State in a 96-92 shootout in Stillwater. The Sooners had won their previous game against Texas (70-66), but prior to that, they had gone on a disastrous seven-game losing skid, six of which were in conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma has responded well to the loss of senior guard Jordan Woodard. They\u2019ve gone 2-0 against the spread in their last two games without their best player, who went down with a season-ending knee injury. Sophomore guard Rashard Odomes had a huge game against the Cowboys with 29 points and 10 rebounds, both of which were new career-highs. Dante Buford and Christian James contributed 13 points apiece off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains to be seen if they have the firepower to produce enough points to even stay competitive against a very tough Baylor defense. The Sooners were also without Woodard in their first meeting against Baylor this season, and it ended disastrously for them. They shot just 33 percent from the floor en route to a 76-50 spanking at home.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Baylor Bears\u00a0(22-5, 9-5 Big 12)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: -12<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baylor\u2019s faint hopes of claiming the Big 12 regular season title went up in smoke as they fell just short once again at home to Kansas, 67-65. That loss was the Bears\u2019 second in a row, and their fourth in the last six games.<\/p>\n<p>Johnathan Motley had another great game with 19 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort for Baylor. The junior is averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds during conference play. He was excellent in his first matchup against Oklahoma this season, going for 19 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma won\u2019t have much of an answer for Baylor\u2019s superior size and talent up front. The Bears demolished the Sooners 46-30 on the boards in their earlier meeting. The Sooners also don\u2019t shoot the ball very well from distance \u2013 they\u2019re 252nd in 3-pointers made per game \u2013 which will make it very tough for them to score against Baylor\u2019s zone defense.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted, though, that Baylor has struggled covering at home. They are just 1-6 against the spread in Waco in their last seven games. Meanwhile, the under has gone 6-1 during that same span of time.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Baylor (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-12<\/strong><\/a>) has too much for Oklahoma and it gets a second blowout win of the season over the Sooners, 77-61.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and enjoy all the great NCAA college hoops games from the Big 12 with America\u2019s top sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"132906\" 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