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A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 3-seed Baylor Bears (22-10) play as a 10.5-point favorite against the No. 14 seed UCSB Gauchos (27-7) on Friday at Ball Arena. The contest tips off at 1:30 PM on TNT. Here’s what you need to know about this 3-14 matchup before filling out your brackets.
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How do I watch Bears vs. Gauchos?
- Game Day: Friday, March 17, 2023
- Game Time: 1:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
Betting Lines for Bears vs. Gauchos
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor | -10.5 | 144 |
Baylor Betting Stats & Information
- Baylor is 18-8 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 69.2%).
- The Bears have won all six games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -635 or shorter.
- The Bears’ ATS record is 16-16-0 this season.
- The average over/under Baylor has had in its games this year is 3.4 more points than this particular game’s point total.
UCSB Betting Stats & Info
- This season, UCSB has won four out of the five games in which it has been the underdog.
- The Gauchos have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +455 odds on them winning this game.
- The Gauchos are 20-11-1 against the spread this year.
- UCSB’s games this season have averaged a total of 137.8 points, 6.2 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Baylor vs. UCSB Season Stat Comparison
| Baylor Rank | Baylor AVG | UCSB AVG | UCSB Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd | 77.2 | Points Scored | 72.2 | 166th |
| 183rd | 70.3 | Points Allowed | 65.6 | 53rd |
| 266th | 30.2 | Rebounds | 29.3 | 302nd |
| 69th | 9.8 | Off. Rebounds | 6.9 | 304th |
| 14th | 9.7 | 3pt Made | 5.6 | 338th |
| 78th | 14.5 | Assists | 14.2 | 95th |
| 200th | 12 | Turnovers | 10.5 | 45th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Baylor Bears Leaders
- Keyonte George leads the Bears in scoring, tallying 15.8 points per game to go with 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
- Jalen Bridges is Baylor’s leading rebounder, pulling down 5.8 per game, while Adam Flagler is its best passer, averaging 4.7 assists in each contest.
- Flagler makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bears, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.6 per contest.
UCSB Gauchos Leaders
- Ajay Mitchell’s points (16.4 per game) and assists (5.2 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Gauchos’ leaderboards.
- Andre Kelly grabs 6.5 rebounds per game (he also scores 9.5 points per game and adds 0.9 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the UCSB rebounding leaderboard.
- Miles Norris is dependable from three-point range and leads the Gauchos with 1.7 made threes per game.
