The No. 3 seed Baylor Bears (23-10) are favored by one point against the No. 6 seed Creighton Bluejays (22-12) for their NCAA Tournament matchup on Sunday. A trip to the Sweet 16 will be awarded to the winner of the 3-6 South Region bracket contest, which tips off at 7:10 PM on TBS.
Baylor vs. Creighton Betting Odds
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Baylor vs. Creighton Last 10 Games
- Baylor has a 6-4 record against the spread while finishing 6-4 overall in its last 10 games.
- Baylor has hit the over in five of its past 10 outings.
- Baylor has averaged a total of 143.5 combined points in its last 10 games, 2.5 less than this game's total of 146.
- During its past 10 games, Baylor's points per game average is 4.3 points lower per game than its season-long scoring average.
- Creighton has gone 6-4 in its past 10 games, with a 5-5 record against the spread in that span.
- In their past 10 contests, the Bluejays have hit the over five times.
- Creighton and its opponents have combined to score an average of 144.7 combined points over its last 10 games, 1.3 less than the 146 over/under in this matchup.
- Over the last 10 games, the Bluejays are averaging 0.6 fewer points per game than their season average of 76.5 PPG.
Baylor vs. Creighton Betting Trends
- Baylor's ATS record is 17-16-0 this season.
- Baylor has a 14-14 record against the spread this season when favored by 1 point or more.
- In Baylor's 34 games with a set total, 17 have hit the over (50%).
- The 77.1 points per game the Bears average are 8.8 more points than the Bluejays give up (68.3).
- Baylor is 15-8 against the spread and 17-6 overall when scoring more than 68.3 points.
- Creighton is 17-17-0 against the spread this season.
- Creighton is 2-3 against the spread when an underdog by 1 point or more this year.
- In Creighton's 34 games with a set total, 15 have hit the over (44.1%).
- The Bluejays put up an average of 76.5 points per game, 6.7 more points than the 69.8 the Bears allow.
- Creighton is 13-8 against the spread and 17-6 overall when it scores more than 69.8 points.
Baylor vs. Creighton Over/Under Trends
- This season, Baylor and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's over/under of 146 points 18 times.
- This season, 13 games Creighton has played finished with a combined score over 146 points.
- Together, these two teams combine for 153.6 points per game, 7.6 more than the total of 146 for this contest.
- These two teams give up a combined 138.1 points per game, 7.9 less than this contest's over/under.
- Baylor has a 146.9 average over/under in its games this season, 0.9 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 1.2 points separates this contest's over/under (146 points) and the average over/under in Creighton's games (144.8) this season.
Baylor Team Leaders
- Adam Flagler: 15.6 PTS, 1.3 STL, 42.6 FG%, 40.8 3PT% (80-for-196)
- Keyonte George: 15.6 PTS, 1.1 STL, 38.3 FG%, 34.2 3PT% (77-for-225)
- Jalen Bridges: 10.2 PTS, 50 FG%, 32.1 3PT% (35-for-109)
- LJ Cryer: 14.5 PTS, 44.4 FG%, 41.8 3PT% (76-for-182)
- Flo Thamba: 5 PTS, 56.6 FG%
Creighton Team Leaders
- Baylor Scheierman: 12.7 PTS, 8.3 REB, 1.1 STL, 42.2 FG%, 35.7 3PT% (79-for-221)
- Ryan Kalkbrenner: 15.9 PTS, 2.2 BLK, 71.7 FG%, 33.3 3PT% (6-for-18)
- Trey Alexander: 13.5 PTS, 1.1 STL, 44.9 FG%, 42.8 3PT% (62-for-145)
- Ryan Nembhard: 11.9 PTS, 42.7 FG%, 36 3PT% (49-for-136)
- Arthur Kaluma: 11.9 PTS, 41.5 FG%, 31.5 3PT% (39-for-124)
