2015 Baylor Bears Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions

by Robert Ferringo - 7/9/2015

2014 Record: 11-2

2015 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 10.0

2015 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Under'

I felt that Baylor was a bit of fool's gold last year. I admit that Bryce Petty led an absolutely devastating offense that averaged nearly 50 points per game. And the defense was a little stronger than even its numbers suggest. However, Baylor only played four decent teams or tricky games last year - TCU, at West Virginia, at Oklahoma and versus Michigan State. They lost two of those games, and a third, against TCU, they won by just three points. Further, Baylor won 11 games in 2013, and that too was against a cupcake schedule.

Baylor returns 17 starters, nine of them on the defensive side, and they are loaded on both sides of the ball. But their season hinges on the ability of junior Seth Russell to replace Bryce Petty. Petty seamlessly replaced Heisman winner Robert Griffin III prior to that, and Art Briles has a bit of a plug-and-play system.

The Bears again have a pretty cushy schedule . Their nonconference games are a joke. Their game against Texas Tech in Arlington could be tricky. But a win there means they could be 8-0 (at least 7-1) heading into a three-game gauntlet against Oklahoma, at Oklahoma State and then at TCU.

I think this is Briles' best Baylor team - except at quarterback. However, there's so much parity in the Big 12 this year and so many high-scoring teams capable of springing an upset that I don't think the Bears will leave conference play unscathed. I think they will lose two of their three major games in November. And I also think they could be upset by one of the middle-tier league teams earlier in the season.

Baylor is a legit national title contender. But the value here is by betting against the common public perception about how dominating this team is. Again, a closer examination of their schedule the last two seasons shows a program that excels at beating the piss out of mediocre and bad teams. But I don't think Baylor will play well as a major favorite, and I think they will stumble at least twice.

2015 Baylor Bears Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location

Fri, Sep 4th, 2015 at SMU 07:00 PM Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Sat, Sep 12th, 2015 Lamar TBA McLane Stadium

Sat, Sep 26th, 2015 Rice 12:00 PM McLane Stadium

Sat, Oct 3rd, 2015 Texas Tech TBA AT&T Stadium - Arlington, TX

Sat, Oct 10th, 2015 at Kansas TBA Memorial Stadium

Sat, Oct 17th, 2015 West Virginia TBA McLane Stadium

Sat, Oct 24th, 2015 Iowa State TBA McLane Stadium

Thu, Nov 5th, 2015 at Kansas St. TBA Bill Snyder Family Football St

Sat, Nov 14th, 2015 Oklahoma TBA McLane Stadium

Sat, Nov 21st, 2015 at Oklahoma St.TBA Boone Pickens Stadium

Fri, Nov 27th, 2015 at TCU TBA Amon G. Carter Stadium

Sat, Dec 5th, 2015 Texas TBA McLane Stadium

All Times EST

*Season Win Total Odds from 5Dimes Sportsbook.

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Pick:	CHICAGO BEARS +3
Start:	November 24, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #256 Chicago Bears +3 over Minnesota Vikings (1p.m., Sunday, November 24 FOX) We used the Bears as a free play winner last Sunday and easily covered the spread and should have been an underdog outright winner. Now we will ride them for a second straight week against another NFC North rival, the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings are 8-2 on the season, yet are only around a field goal favorite. I still do not trust Sam Donald to win consistently over the course of a 17 game regular season. Minnesota is not as good as their 8-2 record would indicate and playing outdoors in Chicago on Sunday will cause issues for them on both sides of the ball. Chicago has been hit or miss this season, but they will be up to play another divisional rival and we expect them to take this down to the wire as well. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend Card featuring top plays in college and NFL football. Read More Read Less

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