Yesterday’s Results for Baylor vs Minnesota

CBB CROWN TOURNAMENT FROM LAS VEGAS

Analysis: Root Reserve on Baylor Tonight, the Baylor Bears get a manageable +3.5-point handicap in their first-round match with the Minnesota Golden Gophers at College Basketball Crowns played in Las Vegas. Baylor had just one win over an NCAA Tournament team this season, which came on Feb. 28 at UCF. They had plenty of success against the College Basketball Crown field with wins over Colorado, West Virginia and Creighton. The Gophers had two wins over NCAA Tournament teams, which came against Iowa and Michigan State at home. They went 1-1 against Rutgers and lost to Stanford on a neutral court, so their record against the College Basketball Crown field is 1-2. I would be very surprised if this game were a blowout either way. Drew and Niko Medved are too good of coaches not to have their teams prepared with more than two weeks of preparation. Baylor is probably a deeper and more talented team, which is not shown in betting odds. The Bears have the 25th-best offense in the country on KenPom, and they rank 151st in adjusted tempo. The Gophers are not expected to get any of their injured players back for this game, so Baylor has a much larger margin for error with a more complete roster. Bet on Baylor to cover -3.5 points. The Bears have matched up well against Big 12 teams, going 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games against teams from this conference. Baylor also owns a better record at 16-16 despite playing in a brutal Big 12 conference.