Baylor vs. Penn St. Free NIT Championship Pick

[Canuck Kid]

Baylor vs. Penn State (NCAAB) - Apr 2, 2009 8:00 PM EDT
Play: Point Spread: -3.5/-109 Baylor
Pick Title: NIT Free play

Both of these teams have been on fire in this years post season. Baylor is just a few years away from a near death penalty from the NCAA sanctions from prior regimes. Penn State has been the whipping boy of the Big Ten basketball teams since arriving in the Big Ten. Either team should be proud of how far they have come. The winner will take this momentum into the off season and the confidence usually carries over until next years season. Lets look at the records and trends.

Team records:

Baylor: 24-14 SU, 13-16-1 ATS
Penn State: 26-11 SU, 18-12 ATS

Recent Trends:

-Bears are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games as a favorite.
-Bears are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
-Nittany Lions are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games.
-Nittany Lions are 6-17-1 ATS in their last 24 games as an underdog of 0.5-6.5.

Baylor is one of those teams that has gotten hot at the end of the year and no matter who they play or where they are tearing them apart. Its too bad this Baylor team did not catch fire earlier in the year as they would have been a tough team in the NCAA Tournament. Penn State has been very good all year but a very weak out of conference schedule kept them out of the NCAA Tournament.

Today Craig is taking the Baylor Bears -3!! The three guard line up for Baylor is so tough to guard for any team as most teams just don't face this type of athleticism. Don't look for a run away as PSU has played most teams close all year. PSU is undersized just as Baylor is so this match up should be very even until late in the game when the three guards of Baylor will take over.

SCORE BAY 63 - PSU 58

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[Canuck Kid]

Do you agree w/ Craig's pick here? I like it personally!

[Home On The Range]

Baylor tonight by 7, I don't care how many PSU fans are at the Garden, Joe Paterno and his seedie looking self can march on outta there now, cuz their losing tonight!

[EaglesLinc]

This will be a great game as both teams have something to prove in this one. Something tells me that Baylor plays well enough to keep the Lions off pace.

I would take hungry bear over an angry Lion anyday- Baylor by 6.