Baylor at Iowa State

These teams played a thriller on January 14th in Waco, as Baylor won 74-73. Baylor is loaded up front behind 6-8 junior Rico Gathers (11.2 points per game, 12 rebounds per game), 6-7 junior Taurean Prince (13 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and 6-6 senior Royce O’Neale (9.8 ppg, 6 rpg) anchoring one of the best frontcourts in the nation, ranked #5 in rebounding. Baylor is #1 in the Big 12 in points allowed (62 ppg), #4 in field goal defense, allowing 41% in conference play. The Bears have a winning road record and are 6-1 ATS after allowing fewer than 50 points in their previous game. Iowa State is home from playing three of the last four on the road and ranks #75 in the nation in rebounding. They are not always focused on defense, giving up 94 to Oklahoma, 89 to Kansas and even 78 to Texas Tech (all losses). Take Baylor.