Bovada Saturday Jan 21 NCAA Odds: Missouri Tigers vs Baylor Bears
Friday, January 20, 2012
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The marquee matchup of the college basketball weekend comes Saturday afternoon from Waco, Texas, when No. 3 Baylor Bears hosts No. 5 Missouri Tigers. The Bears opened as solid favorites on Bovada Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball odds and there will be live play-by-play betting available.
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This game will be historic as it’s the first meeting of Top-5 teams in Big 12 history that didn’t include either Kansas or Texas. It’s only the fifth Top-5 matchup in Missouri history. The Tigers (17-1, 4-1) enter on a three-game winning streak after their lone loss, at Kansas State. On Monday night, Missouri easily handled Texas A&M 70-51 to end an eight-game skid in that series.
Missouri is ranked in the top five for the first time since 2003-04 and has won 62 of its last 65 home games, falling only to Kansas twice and Texas A&M. The Tigers' have won each home game this season by an average of 27.6 points. Mizzou’s 17-1 start is the program's best start since the 1981-82 season. The No. 5 national rank also marks the first time that Mizzou has been ranked this high this late in the season since 1990. Star Marcus Denmon leads the Tigers with 17.8 ppg and is second on the team in rebounding at 5.5. He is in the Top 5 in the nation in free-throw percentage at 92.4.
Baylor (17-1, 4-1) no doubt will be ornery after falling from the ranks of the unbeatens – only Murray State and Syracuse remain – in Monday’s 92-74 blowout loss at Big 12-leading Kansas. Baylor had been riding the longest winning streak in school history to its best start ever. Monday was the first-ever Top-10 matchup in Baylor history. The Bears are 7-62 all-time against Top 10 opponents and have lost six straight. Perry Jones III leads Baylor at 14.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
The Bears are 6-3 all-time at home vs. Missouri, but the Tigers have won three of the past four meetings overall.
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