Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Baylor Bears
81 – 72
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
Big 12 Conference · Foster Pavilion · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -5.0 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money BAY -235 / BYU +192
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual BAY +9 153 Won
Massey BYU -0.6 (+9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 158.4 (-5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -1.4 (+7.6) 155.8 (-2.8) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -3.0 (+6.0) 155.4 (-2.4) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -1.7 (+7.3) 155.2 (-2.2) 63% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -1.9 (+7.1) 155.0 (-2.0) 64% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 11, 2026 BYU 99 – 94 BAY
Jan 29, 2025 BYU 93 – 89 BAY
Feb 21, 2024 BYU 78 – 71 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY BYU
Overall 24-11 23-11
Conference 11-7 10-8
Home 15-2 16-2
Away 4-5 3-7
Neutral 5-4 4-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.9 81.4
Avg Pts Against 71.1 69.9
Massey 17.2 (#10) 22.0 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 2.33 (#32) 2.58 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#33) 3.37 (#27)
RPI 0.592 (#46) 0.587 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY BYU
FG% 51.3% 48.1%
3PT% 45.0% 37.1%
REB / G 36.2 43.8
OREB / G 11.7 13.7
AST / TO 1.37 2.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.4% 57.5%
TOV% 16.7% 14.5%
ORB% 36.9% 36.5%
FT Rate 27.2% 14.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 19.0%
DRB% 72.1% 79.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 16.6%

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