Baylor Bears vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

McKale Center is where the Arizona Wildcats (10-5) will attempt to defeat the Baylor Bears (11-4) on Tuesday.

The Baylor Bears faced off with Arizona State and notched a win by a score of 72-66 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 18 while Arizona State totaled 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 24 tries from distance. Arizona State finished the game at 68.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 22 attempts. In addition, Arizona State totaled 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arizona State distributed 11 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Baylor let their opponent shoot 36.7% from the floor on 22 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bears converted 14 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Baylor finished the contest with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and buried 8 out of their 21 shots from distance.

Norchad Omier is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He finished shooting 58.3% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 33 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Baylor will enter this game with a mark of 11-4 for the campaign. They are averaging 82.1 points per game (39th in the country) while hitting 47.0% from the floor. The Bears are connecting on 36.7% on 3-point shots (140 of 381) and 70.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Baylor is grabbing 38.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 248 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 132nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bears have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 70th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (67.3). The Bears defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.2% (349 of 827) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 200th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 219 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 88-80 against UCF. The Wildcats corralled 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 39 in the game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. UCF was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to convert 23 of them for a percentage of 79.3%. In terms of three-point attempts, Arizona knocked down 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 28 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. The Wildcats allowed UCF to bury 30 of their 78 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5% for this contest. They finished 22.9% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona allowed UCF to get 39 in all (19 offensive).

Caleb Love pitched in for the Wildcats for the matchup. He had 16 points in his 35 mins on the court and earned 6 dimes for the contest. He converted 5 of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 41.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 10-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats have committed 16.3 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.1 times per game (30th in college) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Arizona has scored 1,266 pts this year (84.4 per contest) and they pull in 41.4 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks them 40th in the nation.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 107th in college in PPG surrendered with 68.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.3% from the floor (30th in college hoops). The Arizona defense concedes 31.5% on shots from distance (127 of 403) and opponents are connecting on 68.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.1 dimes and 32.0 total boards per game, which is 188th and 62nd in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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