Baylor has not covered (0-4 ATS) since losing starting center Josh Ojianwuna to a season-ending injury. The Bears also could be without senior guard Jayden Nunn, who is a gametime decision with an illness. This is a tough turnaround (played Saturday in Colorado) for Baylor, which is 2-8 away from Waco, Tex. While the Bearcats also are dealing with a key injury, they're deeper and they're at home where they've gone 11-4.

Fade Baylor on the road. This team is 3-9 in their last 12 road games and 1-11 ATS. Safe to say they don't travel well. And on top of that, their starting center is out for the rest of the year. I'm willing to ride with Cinci who is 12-4 SU at home.

Teams going in opposite directions as UC has won four of six and has to have this for any realistic NCAA bubble chances. The Bearcats are 11-4 at home. Baylor has lost three of four overall and has just two league road wins. It did trash Cincinnati 68-48 last month in Waco, but Josh Ojianwua had 10 points and seven rebounds, and Jayden Nunn had nine points. The former has since been lost for the season (BU is 1-2 since he went down) and the latter in doubt after missing the previous game with an illness. Tough turnaround for Baylor after playing in the altitude of Boulder (and losing) late Saturday night. Cincinnati has trailed only 21:42 out of its six Big 12 wins.