Preview: No. 14 Texas (14-4, 3-1) at Baylor (15-4, 3-2)

Tuesday January, 27 2009 — 9:00 pm EST #14 Texas (14-4, 3-1) at Baylor (15-4, 3-2) Spread: Baylor -1.5 The Texas Longhorns, preseason Big 12 favorites, come into Waco, TX as underdogs to play the upstart Baylor Bears. Backcourt Advantage: Even. It’s not often anymore in college basketball where you can see a battle between teams with true senior leadership.  This game will provide us with this privilege as Texas senior guard A.J. Abrams (16.9 PPG) duels with Baylor senior guard Curtis Jerrells (17.6 PPG).  The Bears will need their three's to drop early and often in this game if they expect to knock off the Longhorns.  Fellow guards LaceDarius Dunn (16.9 PPG), Henry Dugat (12.4 PPG), and Tweety Carter (10.6 PPG) will be launching them, so if the home rims are friendly, Baylor will have a real shot to win this game, something they have not been able to do since 1998 (a 22-game drought). Frontcourt Advantage: Texas. Longhorn senior F/C Connor Atchley has ... (link)