Texas vs Baylor Picks & Odds (Feb. 25)

• #9 Baylor is a three-point home favorite over #8 Texas on Saturday in a Big 12 game
• Texas is tied for first place in the Big 12 with Kansas
• A look at the Texas vs Baylor oods and  matchup can be found below with a pick

#8 Texas will try to stay atop the Big 12 standings when it visits #9 Baylor at 2 pm ET Saturday at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.

Texas (22-6, 4-4 road, 11-4 Big 12) is tied with #3 Kansas (11-4) for the conference lead with two games remaining in the regular season. Baylor (20-8, 13-2 home, 9-6 Big 12) is in a third-place tie with #14 Kansas State (9-6).

On Tuesday, Texas beat #23 Iowa State 72-54 for its third win in its last four games. Baylor has lost back-to-back games after winning 10 of 11, including losing at Kansas State 75-65 on Tuesday.

The game will be televised by ESPN.

Texas vs Baylor Odds

Baylor is a three-point favorite over Texas and a -159 choice on the moneyline in the college basketball odds, giving it a 61.39% implied win probability. The Bears are listed at +1400 in the college basketball odds and the Longhorns at +2000. Baylor is 14-13-1 against the spread this season and Texas is 12-16.

Odds as of February 24th at Barstool Sportsbook.

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Texas Betting Outlook

Three-point shooting was a major factor Tuesday in Texas’ win over Iowa State. The Longhorns shot 42.9% (12 of 28) from beyond the arc to the Cyclones’ 21.1% (4 of 19).

Sophomore guard Tyrese Hunter, senior guard Sir’Jabari Rice and senior guard Marcus Carr each knocked down three threes for Texas.

Hunter helped lead a balanced scoring attack with 15 points. It marked just the third time in his last 11 games that Hunter reached double figures.

Special game for Tyrese Hunter, as he faced his old Iowa State squad.

Finished the game with a solid 15 PTS, 3/5 3PT, and 3 REB.

But overall, I don't really see how transferring to Texas benefitted his draft stock. I'm not sure if he'll get drafted this summer. pic.twitter.com/kYlBTzEFhs

— Ersin Demir (@EDemirNBA) February 23, 2023

Rice also had 15 points. Carr added 13 points and five assists for Texas, which forced 16 turnovers.

Carr is averaging 17.0 points, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals a game. He ranks fourth in the Big 12 in scoring and his 45.4 field goal percentage is fifth.

Rice has a 12.1 scoring average after transferring from UTEP. Senior forward Timmy Allen has averages of 10.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

Texas is 26th nationally in scoring (79.4) and 35th in field goal percentage (47.6).

Baylor Betting Outlook

Baylor got outplayed in two areas in its loss on Tuesday. It was outscored 42-16 in points in the paint and 19-5 in transition.

That negated the Bears holding Kansas State to 4 of 21 (19.0%) on three-point attempts.

Guard Keyonte George continued his outstanding freshman season for Baylor with 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from long-distance. It was the second straight in which George scored at least 20 points and 12th this season.

George’s 16.9 scoring average is fifth in the conference. He is also pulling down 4.5 rebounds and dishing 3.0 assists a game.

keyonte george is the best shooter in this class and i don't think it is close, his ability to hit shots no matter the delivery or contest is a hallmark of elite shooters

15 3pa/100, 81.1% fts, on pace to make 50+ long 2s has basically never been done at his height and age pic.twitter.com/jGAvq823zN

— ben pfeifer (@bjpf_) January 20, 2023

LJ Cryer was 4 of 7 on three-pointers, finishing with 16 points and six assists.  He raised his season scoring average to 14.9 and is fourth in the Big 12 in shooting at 46.5%.

Senior forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua notched his first double-double of 2022-23 with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Kansas State held senior guard Adam Flagler to a season-low four points on 1-of-13 shooting. He is averaging 15.6 points and his 4.9 assists per game are fourth in the Big Ten.

Baylor is averaging 78.0 points a game, which is 44th in Division I.

Texas vs Baylor Prediction

Texas beat Baylor 76-71 on Jan. 30 in Austin, ending the Bears’ streak of six straight wins and 12 victories in the last 13 games in the series. Rice led the Longhorns with 21 points and Cryer topped the Bears with 19.

Look for Texas to get the better of Baylor, which is slumping a bit, in the rematch between two of the nation’s most exciting teams.

Pick: Texas +130 ML

Season record: 32-25 (+4.6 units) ATS, 4-8 (-3.5 units) ML