Big West College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 17

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 16, 2023

The Friday postseason college basketball slate includes one game with a Big West team in play. That matchup? The the UCSB Gauchos squaring off against the Baylor Bears. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big West based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: UCSB (+10.5) vs Baylor

The spread for this game suggested by the model (9.1 points) is less than the 10.5-point edge DraftKings gives to Baylor, though the data still has them as the favorite.

ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
UCSB 20-11-1 17-10-1 3-1-0 7-5-1 9-5-0 15-8-0
Baylor 16-15-1 12-13-1 3-2-0 10-7-0 4-5-1 10-8-1

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Total Pick: UCSB vs Baylor Over (141.5)

DraftKings and the model are extremely close in their point total projections for this contest, within one point of each other.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Baylor 17-15-0 8-9-0 6-4-0 11-8-0
UCSB 19-13-0 10-3-0 7-7-0 15-8-0

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Moneyline Pick: Baylor (-580) vs UCSB (+440)

Score Prediction: Baylor 76, UCSB 67

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Baylor 14-8 3-2 10-3 0-0 2-3 2-2 8-6 2-2
UCSB 22-6 3-1 10-3 0-0 7-3 3-1 16-5 2-0

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Today’s Big West Schedule

Matchup Tournament Game Time TV Favorite Total
UCSB (27-7) vs Baylor (22-10) 1:30 PM ET TNT Baylor (-10.5) 141.5

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