Halftime Report
Baylor is on the street however trying no worse for put on. They’re totally in management with a 54-34 lead over Colgate.
If Baylor retains taking part in like this, they will bump their document as much as 24-10 very quickly. However, Colgate should make due with a 25-10 document except they flip issues round (and quick).
Who’s Taking part in
Colgate Raiders @ Baylor Bears
Present Information: Colgate 22-9, Baylor 22-9
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What to Know
Colgate has loved a three-game homestand however will quickly need to mud off their street jerseys. They and the Baylor Bears are set to conflict at 12:40 p.m. ET on Friday at FedExForum in a Patriot League postseason contest. Colgate’s protection has solely allowed 63.2 factors per recreation this season, so Baylor’s offense could have their work lower out for them.
Colgate solely received by three after they final took the court docket, which could have impressed the 19-point they dealt Lehigh final Wednesday. The Raiders put the damage on the Mountain Hawks with a pointy 74-55 victory. The match was just about determined by the half, when the rating had already reached 45-26.
Braeden Smith and Brady Cummins had been among the many foremost playmakers for Colgate as the previous dropped a double-double on 15 factors and 12 rebounds and the latter scored 19 factors. Cummins did not assist Colgate’s trigger all that a lot in opposition to Bucknell two weeks in the past however the identical cannot be mentioned for this matchup.
In the meantime, it is laborious to win when your three-point capturing is an entire 29.2% worse than the opposition, a reality Baylor came upon the laborious approach on Friday. They fell 76-62 to the Cyclones.
Though the staff misplaced, they nonetheless had their share of spectacular performances. Among the best got here from Jalen Bridges, who dropped a double-double on 20 factors and 12 rebounds. Yves Missi was one other key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 factors and 11 rebounds.
Though they misplaced, Baylor smashed the offensive glass and completed the sport with 14 offensive rebounds. This was solely their third loss (out of 11 video games) when they hit their very own glass that tough.
The Raiders are on a roll recently: they’ve received 17 of their final 18 matches, which supplied an enormous bump to their 25-9 document this season. As for the Bears, their loss dropped their document right down to 23-10.
Colgate is hoping to beat the percentages on Friday, because the consultants suppose they’re headed for a loss. For these seeking to play the unfold, take notice: they’re a stable 12-9 in opposition to the unfold when anticipated to win.
Odds
Baylor is an enormous 14.5-point favourite in opposition to Colgate, in line with the most recent faculty basketball odds.
The road has drifted a bit in direction of the Bears, as the sport opened with the Bears as a 12.5-point favourite.
The over/underneath is 138.5 factors.
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