Who’s Playing
New Orleans Privateers @ Baylor Bears
Current Records: New Orleans 2-4, Baylor 4-2
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What to Know
If the oddsmakers’ predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Baylor. They will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the New Orleans Privateers at 2:00 p.m. ET at Foster Pavilion. The Bears are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 84 points per game this season.
Baylor is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Tennessee just ended the team’s four-game winning streak on Friday. The match between them and the Volunteers wasn’t a total blowout, but with Baylor falling 77-62 on the road it was darn close to turning into one. The matchup marked the Bears’ lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Baylor had strong showings from Norchad Omier, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds, and VJ Edgecombe, who posted 20 points along with two steals. Edgecombe’s performance made up for a slower game against St. John’s on Thursday.
Even though they lost, Baylor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Orleans). They came out on top against Tulane by a score of 93-87 on Friday. The Privateers’ win was a heroic effort that saw the team overcome a 18.5 point disadvantage in the spread.
New Orleans can attribute much of their success to James White, who earned 31 points plus eight rebounds. White had some trouble finding his footing against Kansas State on November 5th, so this was a step in the right direction. Another player making a difference was Jah Short, who scored 13 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Baylor’s loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for New Orleans, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Baylor against New Orleans when the teams last played back in December of 2018, as the team secured an 84-44 win. Does Baylor have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Orleans turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
Baylor is a big 36-point favorite against New Orleans, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Bears as a 31.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 149.5 points.
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Series History
Baylor won the only game these two teams have played in the last 6 years.
- Dec 29, 2018 – Baylor 84 vs. New Orleans 44
