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Baylor Bears vs. Hartford Hawks NCAAB Men’s Tournament First Round Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights, and Trends for March 19, 2021

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 BetMGM @BETMGM Jul 23, 2021, 9:41 AM

The No. 16 Hartford Hawks (15-8) are 25.5-point underdogs to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they take on the top-seeded Baylor Bears (22-2) on Friday. Here are some insights into this 1-16 matchup in the South Region bracket that starts at 3:30 PM ET, live on TRU.

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Baylor vs Hartford Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Baylor -25.5 -108 -112 141 -109 -112 -10000 1600

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Point Total Insights

  • Baylor has combined with its opponents to score over Friday's total, 141, in 75% of its 24 games this season.
  • In 17.4% of Hartford games this season (4/23), the total points scored was more than Friday's total of 141.
  • Friday's over/under is 9.3 points lower than the two team's combined 150.3 points per game average.
  • The 84.4 points per game the Bears record are 21.1 more points than the Hawks allow (63.3).
  • The Hawks score an average of 65.9 points per game, only 0.5 fewer points than the 66.4 the Bears give up to opponents.

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    Baylor Betting Data

  • Strong against the spread this season, the Bears have covered 17 times in 22 contests.
  • The Bears have posted an even record of 1-1 against the spread when the spread is -25.5 or higher.
  • Baylor and its opponents have reached the over 0 times in 22 contests this season.

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    Baylor Leaders

    Bears Leaders
    Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
    MaCio Teague 12 17.8 4.5 1.6 1.0 0.1 2.5
    Davion Mitchell 13 14.9 2.6 4.5 2.3 0.2 2.4
    Adam Flagler 12 7.3 2.4 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.0
    Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua 12 6.3 4.7 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.0
    Mark Vital 13 5.8 8.1 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.0

    Hartford Betting Data

  • Hartford has a winning record against the spread, going 12-7 ATS (covering 63.2% of the time).
  • When they are at least 25.5-point underdogs, the Hawks have gone 0-0 against the spread.
  • The Hawks and their opponents have hit the over in half of their matchups this season -- 1 of 19.

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    Hartford Leaders

    Hawks Leaders
    Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
    Austin Williams 19 14.1 6.3 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.9
    Traci Carter 19 11.9 3.1 3.2 2.7 0.3 1.6
    Moses Flowers 9 11.6 5.7 1.3 2.1 0.2 1.3
    Miroslave Stafl 14 10.8 6.3 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.4
    Hunter Marks 13 9.3 5.4 1.5 0.3 0.5 1.1
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