The Baylor Bears (4-0) and Oregon State Beavers (3-1) meet Wednesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in an opening-round game of the NIT at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Baylor vs. Oregon State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Baylor, which is No. 12 in the , opened its season with a Nov. 7 tester against Auburn, but the Bears have had an easy slate since. Off to a 4-0 start for the 3rd time in the last 4 years, BU is averaging a robust 15.3 offensive rebounds per game.
Oregon State struggled their way to wins in back-to-back mid-November overtime wins against foes ranked outside the KenPom top-150. And the Beavers come into this game off an 84-63 loss to Nebraska on Saturday. OSU was a 7.5-point underdog against the Cornhuskers; it is 1-2 against the spread.
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