B.E. is bullish on Oklahoma St. +12 at Baylor
Cade Cunningham leads Oklahoma St. into Waco tonight on a five-game winning streak.
Published on Thursday, 3/4/21, at 12:55 p.m. Eastern.
Oklahoma State (17-6 straight up, 13-9-1 against the spread) has lost by more than three points only twice this season. Most notably, the Cowboys have lost by more than three points just once when star freshman Cade Cunningham has been in uniform.
Cunningham, who many experts project to go No. 1 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, is averaging 19.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocked shots per game
Oklahoma St. took its most lopsided defeat at home when Baylor came to Stillwater and captured an 81-66 victory back in January. However, Mike Boynton‘s squad had only eight players available for that game — and Cunningham was one of several notable players absent due to COVID-19 protocols — and it still led the Bears by four points at halftime.
OSU has won five games in a row, covering the number in each of its last four, and it is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games. The Cowboys have beaten the likes of NCAA Tourney-bound foes like Oklahoma (twice), Arkansas, Texas and Texas Tech in their last 10 outings.
OSU has thrived as an underdog this year, compiling an 8-3 ATS record with seven outright wins. The Cowboys have won at Texas Tech as 8.5-point road underdogs and at Oklahoma as six-point ‘dogs.
Baylor is off a thrilling overtime win at West Virginia on Tuesday, one that clinched the program’s first conference title since 1950. That puts the Bears in letdown mode on a quick turnaround just 48 hours removed from a 45-minute slugfest in Morgantown.
OSU beat Oklahoma 79-75 on Monday as a 2.5-point home underdog. Therefore, the Cowboys have enjoyed an extra day of preparation, and they’re in a revenge spot here sporting confidence that tonight’s game will be different with Cunningham on the floor.
PREDICTION: Oklahoma St. +12 at Baylor.
