The Baylor Bears and Oklahoma State Cowboys will take the court Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday. Tip-off from Stillwater, OK, is at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Bears are 1.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 143.5 points.
Baylor (21-8 SU, 15-13-1 ATS) defeated Texas on Saturday. The Bears are 3-2 straight-up in their past five and 10-6 in Big 12 Conference competition. Freshman guard Keyonte George (16.3 PPG and 4.3 RPG) is questionable to play Monday after exiting Saturday's game against the Longhorns with an ankle injury.
Oklahoma State (16-13 SU, 14-15 ATS) was defeated by Kansas State on Saturday. The Wildcats are 1-4 straight-up in their past five and 7-9 in Big 12 play. Senior guard Avery Anderson (11.1 PPG and 3.4 APG) is out indefinitely with a wrist injury.
Baylor beat Oklahoma State 74-58 on J anuary 14. The Bears shot 46.3 percent, and the Pokes shot 38.3 percent from the field, including just 7-for-33 (21.2%) from three. Baylor also outrebounded O-State 41-30 with 11 offensive rebounds.
The Bears lead the all-time series 41-31.
Baylor picked up a convincing win on Saturday, taking down eighth-ranked Texas without its leading scorer, Keyonte George, who left the game early with an ankle injury. It was an essential win for the Bears after they dropped consecutive games to Kansas and Kansas State.
Baylor shot 50 percent in its win over Texas, including 9-for-19 shooting (47.4%) from three-point range. The Bears also got to the foul line often, where they hit 22 of 29 FT attempts. Both teams were careless with the basketball — UT had 15 TOs and BU had 21 TOs — but Baylor was dominant on the boards (+12 rebounding margin). Junior forward Jalen Bridges led the Bears in scoring, contributing 17 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
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— Baylor Men's Basketball (@BaylorMBB) February 26, 2023
Baylor averages 78.1 points per game (41st) and shoots 45.0 percent (167th), including 36.9 percent from behind the arc (54th). The Bears shoot 74.8 percent at the charity stripe (64th) and average 31.3 rebounds (213th) with a +3.0 rebounding margin. BU is 2nd in the nation in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
The Bears give up 70.0 points per game (185th), and their opponents shoot 45.2 percent from the field (277th), including 32.1 percent from long range (79th). They're 84th in adjusted defensive efficiency.
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