2023 Baylor Bears odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:39 a.m. ET

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With an over/under of 7.5 wins, bookmakers project the Baylor Bears to win 1.5 more games than they did the previous season (six wins). They are +143 to hit the over.

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Baylor Win Total Odds

Bears Betting Insights & 2022 Stats

• According to the moneyline, Baylor's implied probability is 41.2% to finish above its regular season over/under of 7.5 wins.
• The Bears put up 413.8 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 45th in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 58th, giving up 371 yards per contest.
• The Bears ranked 68th in pass offense (231.5 passing yards per game) and 61st in pass defense (222.8 passing yards allowed per game) last season.
• Baylor put up 182.4 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 43rd in FBS. Defensively, it ranked 61st, allowing 148.2 rushing yards per game.
• The Bears owned the 56th-ranked third-down offense last year (40.2% third-down percentage), but they were worse defensively, ranking 12th-worst with a 45.8% third-down conversion rate allowed.

Baylor's 2023 Schedule

Baylor's Strength of Schedule

• Baylor will deal with the 11th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents' combined win total last year).
• Using our predictions, the Bears get the 27th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• Using their Big 12 opponents' combined win total last year (70), the Bears have to overcome the fourth-toughest conference schedule in college football.
• Baylor will square off against eight teams this season that ended the year .500 in 2022. That schedule features five teams that put up nine or more victories and zero squads that registered three or fewer wins last year.

Bears' Top Performers (2022)

• Blake Shapen put up a passing stat line last season of 2,790 yards with a 63.3% completion rate (233-for-368), 18 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, and an average of 214.6 yards per game.
• Richard Reese churned out 972 rushing yards (74.8 per game) and 14 touchdowns last season.
• Craig Williams ran for 557 yards on 101 carries (42.8 yards per game), with four rushing touchdowns last year.
• In the previous year, Monaray Baldwin grabbed 33 passes (on 53 targets) for 565 yards (43.5 per game). He also found the end zone four times.
• Gavin Holmes amassed 521 yards on 27 grabs with four touchdowns. He was targeted 39 times, and averaged 40.1 receiving yards per game.
• Josh Cameron grabbed 28 passes on 45 targets for 386 yards, compiling 29.7 receiving yards per game.
• Last season Gabe Hall stacked up 4.5 sacks, 5.0 TFL and 32 tackles.
• Last season Dillon Doyle grabbed 82 tackles and two interceptions.
• Christian Morgan collected three interceptions while adding 45 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, and four passes defended last year.

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