Arizona vs. Baylor betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 24

Data Skrive

The No. 2 Arizona Wildcats (25-2, 12-2 Big 12) hit the road in Big 12 play against the Baylor Bears (14-13, 4-10 Big 12) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are favored by 7.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 155 points.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Arizona Cover -7.5 vs Baylor -108

Bet $20, Payout $38.52

Arizona vs. Baylor betting lines

  • Arizona moneyline odds to win: -377
  • Baylor moneyline odds to win: +291
  • Spread: Arizona (-7.5)
  • Total: 155

Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In home games, Arizona sports a worse record against the spread (7-8-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (5-3-0).
  • Looking at over/unders, the Wildcats hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total eight times in 15 opportunities this season (53.3%). In road games, they have hit the over four times in eight opportunities (50%).
  • Arizona has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 12-1 (.923). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 5-1 (.833).

Recent trends

  • The Wildcats have been racking up 80.7 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly lower than the 87.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Arizona’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (67.9) is 0.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.5).
  • The Wildcats are trending down from deep over their last 10 outings, making 4.8 threes per game and shooting 32.0% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 5.8 makes and 35.3% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-11-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 9-10-0 (As Favorite: 13-11-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-14-0 (Home: 8-7-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 20-2 (Home: 12-1; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.3 (12th in nation) 39.0 (seventh) 40.4 (second) 27.6 (20th) 17.4 (25th) 10.7 (144th)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Arizona vs. Baylor? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Baylor statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Baylor has had better results away (3-5-0) than at home (5-9-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Bears games have finished over nine of 14 times at home (64.3%), and two of eight on the road (25%).
  • The Bears, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than on the road (1-4) this season.

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Bears are scoring 75.0 points per game, compared to their season average of 82.6.
  • Baylor is allowing 78.7 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 2.4 more points than it is allowing for the season (76.3).
  • In their last 10 games, the Bears are making 7.5 threes per game, 0.8 fewer threes than their season average (8.3). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (31.5%) compared to their season average (34.8%).

Baylor betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-16-0 (Home: 5-9-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 8-7-0; As Underdog: 2-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-13-0 (Home: 9-5-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-10 (Home: 0-4; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (45th in nation) 44.7 (214th) 34.3 (67th) 29.3 (76th) 15.6 (82nd) 11.6 (230th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …