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Baylor vs Texas Tech Betting!

Baylor is 4-5 ATS with an O/U record of 5-3 and Texas Tech is 7-6 ATS with an O/U record of 3-8-1. [ad-4468020]

Baylor Bears vs. Texas Tech Preview
Venue/ Stadium: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Wednesday, January 15, 2014
NBA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Baylor -4
Over/Under:  OFF
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ATS Matchup Stats | Gambling Insight!

This season Texas Tech is 7-3 at home and Baylor is 0-1 on the road.

In their last games Baylor beat TCU 88-62 and Texas Tech lost to Texas 67-64.

Texas Tech is one of only 2 teams in the Big 12 without a conference win and they head into this home game against he 12th ranked Baylor Bears as a 4-point home underdog. However, Baylor is only 1-1 in conference play and they lost their only road game of the season.

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The Bears are a deep team that is among the best in the nation with a bench unit that is averaging over 32 ppg. Baylor has a solid offense and they will be facing a struggling Tech defense that only ranks 163rd in the nation.

The Red Raiders have lost 3 straight games and 5 of their last 6 and lost by double digits in both games this season facing top 25 teams.

The Bears have won 4 straight and 12 of the previous 15 meetings against the Red Raiders.

Jaye Crockett is the Red Raiders leading scorer and he has been playing well as of late. He and Jordan Toldert are not only the team’s 2 leading scorers, but leading rebounders as well. Still, they need their guards to shoot the rock well to open up the lane for these 2 forwards.

Cory Jefferson leads the Bears in scoring and rebounding and the Red Raiders need to key on him. Still, the Bears have 4 players that are averaging in double figures so Tech needs to play solid all around defense.
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The Bears’ 2nd leading scorer is Brady Heslip and he comes off the bench. He leads the Big 12 in 3-point shooting percentage and the Red Raiders cannot let him get open looks from deep.

One big concern for Tech has to be on the boards. They only rank 233rd in the nation in rebounding while Baylor ranks 14th. Crockett and Toldert are each only 6’7” and give up size on the inside, which is why it is key that the Red Raiders shoot a high FG%, so they do not get dominated on the glass.

Betting Trends

Baylor is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win, and they have an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.

Texas Tech is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games, 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.

Jason’s Pick:

The favorite has covered the spread in 6 of the last 8 games between these Big 12 rivals and look for that trend to continue. Baylor is a much better and deeper team and even on the road they will win and cover.

Player Injuries

BAYLOR
[G] 11/08/2013 – Allerik Freeman out indefinitely ( Hand )

TEXAS TECH
NONE

By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.