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BYU Cougars
87 72
FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Marriott Center · January 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money BYU -175 / ISU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +15 159 Won
Massey BYU -4.5 (+10.5)
Massey Totals 146.2 (+12.8)
Bradley-Terry 77%
Weighted B-T 78%
Efficiency Plus ML BYU -5.6 (+9.4) 143.1 (+15.9) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -4.8 (+10.2) 141.8 (+17.2) 69%
Baseline ML BYU -4.9 (+10.1) 142.9 (+16.1) 78%
Baseline Plus ML BYU -5.1 (+9.9) 145.9 (+13.1) 74%

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 22, 2026 BYU 7969 ISU
Mar 13, 2025 BYU 9692 ISU
Mar 5, 2025 BYU 8885 ISU
Mar 7, 2024 ISU 6863 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU ISU
Overall 23-11 29-8
Conference 10-8 13-5
Home 16-2 18-0
Away 3-7 5-5
Neutral 4-2 6-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 75.3
Avg Pts Against 69.9 61.5
Massey 21.2 (#4) 20.5 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#24) 1.88 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.94 (#25) 2.48 (#43)
RPI 0.590 (#50) 0.564 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU ISU
FG% 47.7% 49.1%
3PT% 37.0% 35.0%
REB / G 42.8 36.3
OREB / G 12.8 11.1
AST / TO 1.95 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 54.6%
TOV% 15.2% 15.1%
ORB% 34.9% 32.9%
FT Rate 15.1% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 26.8%
DRB% 78.3% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 22.2%

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