Villanova vs Baylor 3/27/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Villanova Wildcats play the Baylor Bears in the NCAA Tournament South Region Sweet 16 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Villanova defeated North Texas 84-61 in the second round of the South Region on Sunday. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was the leading scorer for Villanova with 18 points, while Jermaine Samuels Jr. scored 15. Villanova hit 15 shots from 3-point territory.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is the leading scorer and rebounder for Villanova with averages of 16.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while the leader in assists is Justin Moore with an average of 3.0 per game. Villanova has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Wildcats are scoring an average of 75.5 points per game while shooting 45.0% overall and 35.2% from 3-point territory.

Baylor reached the Sweet 16 by defeating Wisconsin 76-63 on Sunday. Davion Mitchell led the Bears with 16 points and was instrumental in the first half when Baylor held Wisconsin to only 29 points and led by 13 points at halftime. Baylor was dominating on defense in the first half and on offense hit eight of 17 shots from 3-point territory and committed only four turnovers the entire game.

Jared Butler is the leading scorer for Baylor with an average of 16.9 points per game, while Mark Vital is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.7 rebounds per game and Davion Mitchell is the leader in assists with an average of 5.4 assists per game. Baylor has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 84.4 points per game while shooting 49.3% overall and 41.8% from 3-point territory.