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The line on the Saint Mary's vs. Baylor game should be coming in at Bears -5.5.
The Gaels routed Indiana in the first round of this year's tournament.
Logan Johnson scored 20 points and fifth-seeded Saint Mary's took advantage of No. 12 seed Indiana's grueling recent schedule, rolling to an 82-53 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
Tommy Kuhse added 19 points and six assists for the Gaels (26-7), the only team to beat top overall seed Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference this season. Saint Mary’s faced UCLA on Saturday.
As an away underdog since 2016, the Gaels are 4-11 (26.7%) Straight Up.
Baylor demolished Norfolk State on Thursday.
Matthew Mayer scored a career-high 22 points, including that punctuating half-ending dunk with a salute, as the top-seeded Bears opened the NCAA Tournament with an 85-49 victory over Norfolk State on Thursday.
Jeremy Sochan did grab a rebound to start the play, and got credited with an assist on Mayer's dunk.
As a favorite, Baylor is 118-22 Straight Up for a win percentage of 84.3% since 2016. As an away favorite they have only lost five games in the last six seasons.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
