Mississippi State vs. Baylor NIT Pick
The Mississippi State Bulldogs and Baylor Bears will meet in the second round of the NIT on Sunday afternoon. Will the game turn into a high-scoring affair?
Game Snapshot
(725) Mississippi State Bulldogs at (726) Baylor Bears
Sunday, March 18, 2018
TV: ESPN, 12:00 p.m. ET
CURRENT ODDS
According to oddsmakers from online sports book YouWager, the Bears are 6-point favorites to knock off the Bulldogs this afternoon while the over/under currently sits at 137 points.
LINE MOVEMENT
While the point spread has not moved off the original number of 6, the over/under has climbed nearly two full points. After hitting the board at 135.5, the total is up to 137 at most online sportsbooks.
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PUBLIC BETTING INFORMATION
As of Sunday morning, 59% of the betting tickets that were wagered at online sportsbooks were on the Bears to cover the spread. Meanwhile, 61% of the betting tickets wagered online are on the over.
KEY INJURIES
Nick Weatherspoon (hip) is doubtful for the Bulldogs while the Bears have a pair of questionable players in Tristan Clark (Foot) and Jake Lindsey (hip).
BETTING STRATEGY
The Bulldogs have been a strong ‘over’ team when playing on the road recently. In their last seven road games, the over is 5-2. The over is also 5-2 in Mississippi State’s last seven road games when the Bulldogs play an opponent with a winning home record. Meanwhile, the over is 4-1 in the Bears’ last five games overall, is 4-1 in their last five games agianst SEC opponents, and is 4-1 in their last five games when playing an opponent with a winning percentage above .600.
NIT COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREDICTION: MISSISSIPPI STATE/BAYLOR OVER 137