They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Iowa State Cyclones
76 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference Big 12
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · T-Mobile Center (Neutral) · March 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money ISU -125 / BAY +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +14 138 Won
Massey ISU -1.4 (+12.6) — —
Massey Totals — 143.3 (-5.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -1.2 (+12.8) 138.6 (-0.6) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -0.3 (+13.7) 137.2 (+0.8) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -1.5 (+12.5) 138.5 (-0.5) 55% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -1.8 (+12.2) 137.2 (+0.8) 55% ✓

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 7, 2026 ISU 72 – 69 BAY
Jan 8, 2026 ISU 70 – 60 BAY
Jan 4, 2025 ISU 74 – 55 BAY
Feb 4, 2024 BAY 70 – 68 ISU
Mar 9, 2023 ISU 78 – 72 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU BAY
Overall 29-8 24-11
Conference 13-5 11-7
Home 18-0 15-2
Away 5-5 4-5
Neutral 6-3 5-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.3 79.9
Avg Pts Against 61.5 71.1
Massey 19.0 (#6) 17.6 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.77 (#7) 2.49 (#14)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.22 (#11) 3.06 (#14)
RPI 0.595 (#21) 0.601 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU BAY
FG% 46.3% 48.3%
3PT% 34.1% 40.0%
REB / G 34.1 34.8
OREB / G 11.2 11.0
AST / TO 1.44 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 55.9%
TOV% 15.8% 17.5%
ORB% 32.4% 34.9%
FT Rate 25.5% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 26.2% 17.6%
DRB% 70.8% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 22.7%

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