Baylor vs. Colgate Odds, Opening Spread, Predictions for 2024 NCAA Tournament

Baylor vs. Colgate Odds

The 2024 NCAA Tournament field has been announced and Baylor will take on Colgate in Round 1 of the West region. Here's everything you need to know about Baylor vs. Colgate odds, spread and more.

Baylor opened as a 11.5-point favorite over Colgate in the first round off the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, the total is set at over/under 137.5 points scored by both teams combined.

Find out how No. 3-seeded Baylor and No. 14-seeded Colgate matchup statistically ahead of their opening round matchup.

Statistical Matchup

Baylor vs. Colgate Analysis

Colgate has become the class of the Patriot League, winning or sharing the conference regular-season title five straight times.

That has resulted in the league’s last four tournament bids prior to this year (the Raiders lost the 2020 Patriot League final, but then COVID happened). In those four previous trips, Colgate has two seven-point losses and two blowout losses, going 2-2 ATS.

This is the worst KenPom ranking of the five recent Colgate teams to hit the Big Dance, and it’s by far the worst season collectively across the Patriot League in decades.

It ranked as the 30th-best conference in the nation by KenPom — its lowest ranking since KenPom started tracking in 1997.

Five of the Patriot League’s 10 teams ranked outside KenPom’s top 315 teams. Colgate’s 14-2 record in the league was not domination, but repeatedly avoiding disasters.

With Colgate being younger and a step slower than it has been in past years, this is not the time to expect it to compete or steal a win.

The March Madness lover in me would love to be proven wrong, but Baylor should be too much for Colgate right from the tip.

–Shane McNichol

For more coverage of the 2024 NCAA Tournament and Selection Sunday, make sure to check out our experts' live reactions to the bracket reveal and the Selection Sunday live show, where you can get their instant analysis on every matchup as well as some early insights to help you make your bets.