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Baylor Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats Betting Preview 12/15/18

Peter G. Aiken

The Arizona Wildcats (7-3) clash against the Baylor Bears (5-3) at the McKale Memorial Center. The game can be seen on ESPN2 at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 15, 2018.

Baylor Bears at Arizona Wildcats Betting Prediction

In the Bears’ last contest, they were topped by the Texas Southern Tigers, 72-69. Texas Southern’s 0.250 free throw rate was their biggest advantage over Baylor, who had a mark of 0.045. King McClure was the game’s high scorer with 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting.

The Wildcats won big over the Houston Baptist Huskies in their last contest, 90-60. The Wildcats had a much better free throw rate (0.491 vs. 0.159) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.544 vs. 0.355). Brandon Randolph was the game’s leading scorer with 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field.

Brandon Williams has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Arizona.

Baylor could struggle to create turnovers. Since last season, Arizona ranks 49th in the nation at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 17.5 percent), while Baylor has forced the 243rd-most turnovers (18.0 percent).

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Notes

Betting Notes (2017-Present):

Baylor ranks 19th in blocks per game (4.9) while Arizona ranks 180th (4.0).

The Wildcats rank 44th in assists allowed per game (12.3) while the Bears rank 173rd (14.0).

Arizona ranks 128th in three pointers attempted per game (19.3) while Baylor ranks 242nd (18.9).

The Bears average 37.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 78th in the nation. The Wildcats rank 130th in rebounds allowed per game (30.3).

Arizona ranks 20th in steals allowed per game (5.8) while Baylor ranks 69th (5.7).

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