{"id":133616,"date":"2017-03-02T04:56:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T09:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=133616"},"modified":"2017-03-04T01:42:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T06:42:36","slug":"baylor-bears-vs-texas-longhorns-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-march-4-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/baylor-bears-vs-texas-longhorns-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-march-4-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns Predictions, Picks, Odds and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview \u2013 March 4, 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>Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns\u00a0NCAAB Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Frank Erwin Center &#8211;\u00a0Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, March 4, 2017, 4:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Baylor Bears (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-6<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0at Texas Longhorns (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+6<\/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>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writer\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Baylor Bears (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-6<\/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<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on the Baylor Bears\u00a0(24-6,<span class=\"away-record\"> 11-6 Big 12<\/span>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: -6<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baylor got a much-needed 71-62 win over No. 10 West Virginia last time out to arrest a recent skid of three losses in four games. With point guard Manu Lecomte missing, junior forward Johnathan Motley took matters into his own hands with 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Bears. Jo Lual-Acuil had a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards, while Al Freeman added 12 points off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Lecomte will be ready to return over the weekend for Baylor\u2019s visit to Texas. However, the Bears didn\u2019t really need their point guard, who had just 5 points and 2 assists in their first meeting against the Longhorns in Waco. That\u2019s because Motley ran riot with 32 points and 20 boards \u2013 both career-highs \u2013 to lead the Bears to a 74-64 home win.<\/p>\n<p>Baylor is 5-4 (straight up and against the spread) on the road during conference play this season, including back-to-back losses to Texas Tech and Iowa State. However, they have won their last two visits to Austin, and are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 road games against Texas.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Texas Longhorns\u00a0(10-20,<span class=\"home-record\"> 4-13 Big 12<\/span>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: +6<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Texas just wants to get this terrible season over with. The Longhorns will have\u00a0their fewest wins in 23 years as\u00a0head coach Shaka Smart has had disastrous sophomore season. They\u00a0have lost their last six games, the last three of which have come by 10 or more points. Their most recent loss came at the hands of Texas Tech, 67-57. The Longhorns have now covered just once in their last eight games (1-6-1 ATS).<\/p>\n<p>Freshman Jarrett Allen was limited to just 10 points against Tech. However, he\u2019s been one of the team\u2019s few bright spots this season. He had averaged nearly 18 points and 8.5 rebounds in his previous eight games. Allen also led the Longhorns with 17 points and 10 rebounds in their first meeting against Baylor.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a disappointing season which has seen them drop to the very bottom of the Big 12 standings, Texas has been somewhat decent at home. All four of their conference wins have come at Frank Erwin Center, and three of their four losses have come by three points or fewer.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Texas once again puts up a fight in front of its home fans, but Motley is too much for them to handle as Baylor (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-6<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0comes away with the 71-65 win.<\/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\u00a0with 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\" 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