{"id":91823,"date":"2015-01-02T23:11:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T07:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=91823"},"modified":"2015-01-02T23:12:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T07:12:59","slug":"free-pick-baylor-vs-oklahoma-cbb-lines-handicapping-preview-2115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/free-pick-baylor-vs-oklahoma-cbb-lines-handicapping-preview-2115\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Pick: Baylor vs. Oklahoma CBB Lines & Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAAB: Bears vs Sooners Predictions<\/h2>\n

College basketball betting action sees the Baylor Bears<\/strong> taking on the Oklahoma Sooners<\/strong> on Saturday January 3 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Cappers Picks provides free NCAAB handicapping tips all season long.<\/p>\n

This is the first conference game for a couple of programs off to good starts.<\/p>\n

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#22 Baylor Bears<\/a> (11-1) vs. #21 Oklahoma Sooners<\/a> (9-3)<\/strong>
\n Saturday January 3<\/strong>
\n 4:00PM<\/strong>
\n Lloyd Noble Center – Norman, OK<\/strong>
\n ESPNU<\/strong>
\n NCAAB Betting Lines: \u00a0Oklahoma -8<\/strong>
\n NCAAB Betting Total: \u00a0n\/a<\/strong>
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The B12 is really competitive this season and every game will count.<\/p>\n

Baylor<\/h3>\n

It is showing the strength of the program Scott Drew is building down in Waco that the Bears have gotten off to a strong start in a so called rebuilding season.<\/p>\n

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The Bears have done good work heading into conference play with just a single loss and even though they haven\u2019t knocked off any giants they should be able to compete in the second tier of the B21 and likely qualify for postseason play.<\/p>\n

These guys are little less flashy this season but so far the results have been there.<\/p>\n

There is not a lot of high wattage stars for Baylor this year but there are some players.<\/p>\n

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Powerful Rico Gathers in currently battering his way to averaging a double-double and Taurean Prince and Royce O\u2019Neal have taken advantage of the opportunities presented to them with larger roles.<\/p>\n

One surprise if that Kenny Cherry has not been very good. His play has created more of a role for freshman point Lester Medford.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma<\/h3>\n

Since Lon Kruger has been in Norman the Sooners have been very competitive.<\/p>\n

With Kansas maybe taking a step back this season there was some thought the program could rise but what we have seen is a good team not one that is looking to take the league by storm.<\/p>\n

I expect that they will win their home games, like this one, but the real tests will be if they can go into Laurence or Austin and steal a game.<\/p>\n

If not this team is still likely to go dancing at the end of the season but not much more than that.<\/p>\n

The Sooners have 4 starters averaging 10 points or more led by Buddy Hield.<\/p>\n

With the addition of Houston transfer Tashawn Thomas Oklahoma has a nice balance of inside and perimeter and Thomas and Ryan Spangler make sure the Sooners don\u2019t get eaten up on the glass.<\/p>\n

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Thomas is only 6\u20198\u201d but he is also averaging more than a block per game.<\/p>\n

Protecting the rim will be key against Baylor\u2019s quick guards.<\/p>\n

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