Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Iowa State Cyclones
74 – 55
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money ISU -400 / BAY +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +19 129 Won
Massey ISU -5.4 (+13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 160.1 (-31.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -5.7 (+13.3) 154.1 (-25.1) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -5.5 (+13.5) 149.9 (-20.9) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -7.0 (+12.0) 154.6 (-25.6) 75% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -6.0 (+13.0) 153.9 (-24.9) 76% ✓

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
Mar 16, 2024 ISU 76 – 62 BAY
Feb 4, 2024 BAY 70 – 68 ISU
Mar 9, 2023 ISU 78 – 72 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU BAY
Overall 25-10 20-15
Conference 13-7 10-10
Home 15-2 13-3
Away 6-5 3-9
Neutral 4-3 4-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.3 75.2
Avg Pts Against 68.3 70.3
Massey 19.4 (#8) 18.1 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 4.37 (#4) 2.64 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.14 (#2) 3.41 (#36)
RPI 0.613 (#33) 0.615 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU BAY
FG% 50.5% 48.2%
3PT% 34.2% 36.9%
REB / G 36.8 36.5
OREB / G 11.6 13.9
AST / TO 1.83 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 55.7%
TOV% 13.4% 15.5%
ORB% 35.1% 38.6%
FT Rate 30.1% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 22.1%
DRB% 73.9% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 23.3%

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