Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Baylor Bears Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/04/2021

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 4, 2021

Venue:  Ferrell Center, Waco, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Ark-Pine Bluff NL, Baylor NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Ark-Pine Bluff NL, Baylor NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Ark-Pine Bluff +41.5, Baylor -41.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions:  1-8 (9th place, SWAC)

Baylor Bears:  7-0 (1st place, Big 12)

 

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions:  1-4 last 5

Baylor Bears:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff is coming into this game with a 1-8 record overall and they are 0-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They only have 1 win all season and are coming into this game off of a loss in their last game. Their 1 win was against the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes while their 8 losses came against the Creighton Bluejays, the Colorado State Rams, the Wyoming Cowboys, the Portland Pilots, the Seattle Redhawks, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, the Pacific Tigers, and the Iowa State Cyclones in their last game. Shawn Williams led the team in points in that game with 21 while Trey Sampson was next on the team with 16 points. Kylen Milton also scored 13 points in that one as well. Williams led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Sampson led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 40% from the field, 26.1% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 82.4 PPG against them. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has an ATS record of 4-4 this season and their O/U record is 5-3.

 

 

Baylor is coming into this game with a 7-0 record overall and they are 4-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 7 game winning streak with no losses this season and those wins came against the Incarnate Word Cardinals, the Nicholls State Colonels, the Central Arkansas Bears, the Stanford Cardinal, the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, and the Michigan State Spartans in their last game. James Akinjo led the team in points in that game with 15 while Kendall Brown was next on the team with 12 points. Adam Flagler scored 11 points and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua off the bench scored 10 points in that one as well. Akinjo and Flagler both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Matthew Mayer led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 49.2% from the field, 26.9% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 81.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 56.7 PPG against them. Baylor has an ATS record of 4-2-1 this season and their O/U record is 3-4.

 

Baylor is coming into this game as a 41.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Baylor is one of the best teams in the nation and they have been playing great to start their season. They have only won one game by that many points this season but it was against another team from Arkansas as well. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has not been playing well this season and only has 1 win through 9 games. They have only lost 1 game by that many points this season but it was against a team that is much worse than Baylor. Baylor has a very good offense and their defense is also very good and will likely prevent Pine Bluff from scoring that many points. The best bet to place in this game is on Baylor to cover the spread here as they will lay a beating in this game at home.

 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Baylor Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, December 4, 2021 (5:00 pm ET start time) is Baylor 98 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 46.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions: 7-19 ATS in December games. 4-15 ATS after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 20-33 ATS in non-conference games. 13-25 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games.

Baylor Bears: 41-25 ATS in all games. 23-9 ATS after a non-conference game. 22-10 ATS in non-conference games. 22-6 ATS after allowing 60 points or less. 29-11 ATS after a win by 10 points or more.

 

 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions:  None.

Baylor Bears:  L. Love (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“We’re blessed to come out with a victory, but we have more work to do and have to be better.” - Solomon Bozeman after his team’s first and only win of the season so far.

 

 

“I thought in the second half today, you saw the best of Baylor basketball. To win a tournament like this, you have to have depth. It’s not your game every game. You have to have people that pick you up. And each and every game we have guys step up and make plays. Definitely the depth is a big reason for our success.” - Scott Drew on their win against MSU.

 

 

 

B. Harris 

K. Milton 

T. Sampson 

J. Thomas 

S. Williams

 

J. Akinjo 

K. Brown 

A. Flagler 

M. Mayer 

F. Thamba

 

 

PPG: S. Williams (16)

APG: S. Williams (3.7)

Reb/G: B. Brown (8.4)

 

PPG: L. Cryer (14.7)

APG: J. Akinjo (6.6)

Reb/G: J. Tchamwa Tchatchoua (7.6)

 

Coaches:

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions: Solomon Bozeman (1st season)

Baylor Bears: Scott Drew (19th season)