No. 9 Baylor vs. Texas odds: 2024 college basketball picks, January 20 best bets by proven model
SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Saturday's Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns Big 12 Conference NCAA basketball game
The Texas Longhorns will look for their first win against a ranked opponent this season when they battle the visiting ninth-ranked Baylor Bears in a key Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday. Baylor is 14-3 and 3-1 in the Big 12, while Texas is 12-5 and 1-3. Texas leads the all-time series 164-97.
Tipoff is at noon ET at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Baylor vs. Texas odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 146.5 points. Before entering any Baylor vs. Texas picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 11 of the 2023-24 season on a 110-73 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to a sizzling 15-5 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
The model knows the Longhorns have four players averaging double-figure scoring, led by senior guard Max Abmas, who is in his first year with the program after four years at Oral Roberts. In 17 games, all starts, Abmas is averaging 17.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 34.6 minutes of action. He is connecting on 45.6% of his field goals, including 40.9% of his 3-pointers, and 89.1% of his free throws.
It is also aware Bears freshman guard Ja'Kobe Walter is off to a solid start to his career. In his first game at Baylor, he poured in 28 points and grabbed five rebounds in an 88-82 win over Auburn. He has reached double-digit scoring in 12 of 17 games, all starts, including five games with 20 or more points. For the year, he is averaging 14.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 29.1 minutes of action.
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