The Baylor Bears (23-10), who are currently +1800 to win the 2022-23 College Basketball National Championship, have odds that rank top-25 (12th-best) in all of college hoops. Next, they will square off against the Creighton Bluejays on Sunday, March 19 at 7:10 PM ET.
In its previous game, Baylor beat UCSB on Friday, 74-56. Its leading scorer was Adam Flagler with 18 points.
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Baylor NCAA Tournament Odds
- National Championship Odds (Preseason): +1500
- National Championship Odds (on Dec. 31): +2000
- National Championship Odds (Pre-NCAA Tournament): +2500
- National Championship Odds (Current): +1800
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Baylor Strength Of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Bears are facing the fourth-toughest schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Glancing at Baylor’s remaining schedule in 2022-23, it has one game versus teams currently above .500, and one versus squads whose records are worse than its own.
- Looking at the AP’s Top 25, the Bears have no games left against ranked teams in 2022-23.
- On January 23, Baylor claimed its signature win of the season, a 75-69 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks, who rank No. 4 in the AP’s Top 25.
- Against Quadrant 1 teams (according to the RPI), the Bears are 11-9 (.550%) — tied for the sixth-most victories.
- Baylor has tied for the 49th-most Quadrant 2 victories in the country according to the RPI (four).
- The Bears have tied for the 270th-most Quadrant 3 wins in the nation based on the RPI (one).
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Baylor Season Stats And Insights
- The Bears outscore opponents by 7.3 points per game (scoring 77.1 points per game to rank 53rd in college basketball while allowing 69.8 per outing to rank 167th in college basketball) and have a +239 scoring differential overall.
- Baylor ranks 264th in the nation at 31.4 rebounds per game. That’s 1.3 more than the 30.1 its opponents average.
- The Bears knock down 2.8 more threes per game than the opposition, 9.6 (21st in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.8.
- Baylor ranks 119th in college basketball with 215.0 points scored per 100 possessions, and 114th in college basketball defensively with 194.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Bears have typically won the turnover battle this season, committing 11.9 per game (177th in college basketball action) while forcing 13.0 (84th in college basketball).
Baylor Leading Performers
- Flagler leads the Bears in points and assists. He contributes 15.6 points per game while tacking on 4.7 assists.
- Jalen Bridges paces Baylor with 5.6 rebounds per game.
- Flagler makes 2.6 threes per game to lead the Bears.
- Baylor’s steals leader is Dale Bonner, who averages 1.4 per game. Bridges leads the team averaging 1.0 block a contest.
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