The New Orleans Privateers (2-4) travel to face off against the Baylor Bears (4-2) on Wednesday, November 27th. This game will be played at Foster Pavilion in Waco and televised on ESPN+. New Orleans is coming off a win in their previous game, while Baylor is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Tennessee. Tip-off is set for 2:00 ET.

New Orleans Privateers vs Baylor Bears

The Privateers Are Coming Off A Win

New Orleans Privateers Recent Game/Games

The Privateers pulled off a big 93-87 win over Tulane on Friday. They were +18.5 point underdogs going into the game, but not only did they cover the spread, they also came away with the win. The total points for the game ended up at 180, well over the O/U line of 148.

New Orleans was up 39-27 at halftime, but Tulane made a strong push in the 2nd half, scoring 52 points. The Privateers managed to hold on by putting up 40 points of their own after the break.

The Bears Are Coming Off A Win

Baylor’s season hit a bump with a 77-62 loss to Tennessee on Friday, November 22nd. The Bears were +4.5 point underdogs going into the game and didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 139, just under the O/U line of 142.5.

Baylor found themselves in a deep hole early, trailing 47-20 at halftime. They showed some fight in the second half, scoring 42 points while holding Tennessee to 30, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early deficit.

Privateers Offense Breakdown

New Orleans put up 93 points in their last game, shooting 48.6% from the field and hitting 41.2% from beyond the arc, knocking down 14 threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 58.3%, and they connected on 68.6% of their free throws, making 24 of 35 attempts.

James White led the way with 31 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 52.4% from the floor. Kam Williams added 19 points, hitting 4 of 7 from deep, while Asher Woods contributed 17 points and 6 assists.

Bears Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, Baylor put up 62 points, shooting 42.4% from the field and 27.3% from three-point range, hitting 6 of 22 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 47.5%, and they connected on 75% of their free throws, going 6 for 8 from the line. The Bears grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and dished out 12 assists.

Chaz Lanier led the way with 25 points, shooting 56.2% overall and 70% from deep, hitting 7 of 10 threes. Norchad Omier was efficient, shooting 80% from the field and perfect from three, adding 22 points and 10 rebounds. VJ Edgecombe contributed 20 points, hitting 3 of 6 from beyond the arc.

Privateers Team Defense

Despite giving up 87 points, New Orleans held their opponent to 40% shooting from the field, with 27 made baskets on 67 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 20 two-point field goals on 41 attempts, a 48% shooting rate.

From three-point range, the Privateers’ defense limited their opponent to 7 made threes on 26 attempts, just 26% shooting. They also sent their opponent to the line 33 times, where they converted 26 free throws, a 78% success rate. New Orleans gave up 11 offensive rebounds in the game.

Bears Team Defense

New Orleans struggled defensively, giving up 87 points while allowing their opponent to shoot 40% from the field. The Privateers gave up 20 two-point baskets on 41 attempts, a 48% shooting rate.

From beyond the arc, New Orleans allowed 7 threes on 26 attempts, with their opponent shooting 26% from deep. The Privateers also sent their opponent to the line 33 times, where they converted 26 free throws, a 78% success rate.

Privateers vs Bears Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Privateers have a straight up record of 3-7 while going 5-5 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 71 points per game in these contests.
• Across the Bears last three home games, the team averaged 74 points per game while allowing 92. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 0-3, while going 1-2 straight-up.
• Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Privateers have a straight up record of 1-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 2-3.
• As the betting favorite, the Bears have an ATS record of 3-2 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 4-1.

Privateers vs Bears Prediction

In this Bears vs. Bears matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Bears at -34. While we project the Bears to win 79-68, our recommendation is to bet on the Privateers for the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 149.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the under.

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