Baylor vs. Utah betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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The Baylor Bears (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) visit the Utah Utes (11-7, 3-4 Big 12) in a matchup of Big 12 teams at Jon M. Huntsman Center, beginning at 4:30 PM ET on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The Bears are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 144 points.

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Baylor Cover -2.5 vs Utah -109

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Baylor vs. Utah betting lines

  • Baylor moneyline odds to win: -147
  • Utah moneyline odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Baylor (-2.5)
  • Total: 144

Baylor statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Baylor has a better record against the spread (5-4-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (0-3-1).
  • The Bears have exceeded the over/under in six of nine home games (66.7%), compared to two of four road games (50%).
  • Baylor has fared worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 8-1, compared to going 1-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bears have been putting up 77.6 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 80.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Baylor’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (64) is 4.2 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.2).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Bears are making 0.7 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.5 compared to 9.2 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (35.3% compared to 36.5% season-long).

Baylor betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-10-1 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 0-3-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-5-1 (As Favorite: 6-5-1; As Underdog: 0-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-7-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (111th in nation) 43.4 (178th) 34.4 (84th) 30 (118th) 16.1 (60th) 10.2 (59th)

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Utah statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Utah’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .583 (7-5-0). Away, it is .250 (1-3-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Utes games have gone over more often at home (six of 12, 50%) than away (zero of four, 0%).
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Utes have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than on the road (.250, 1-3).

Recent trends

  • While the Utes are scoring 77.7 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, amassing 70.3 points per contest.
  • Over its past 10 games, Utah is allowing 74.2 points per contest, 4.2 more points than its season average (70).
  • The Utes are sinking 7.1 three-pointers per contest in their previous 10 games, which is two fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.1). Additionally, they own a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (30.1%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.3%).

Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-9-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (111th in nation) 39.9 (30th) 35.9 (35th) 31.9 (230th) 19.2 (fifth) 12 (243rd)
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