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Arizona State Sun Devils
66 – 72 OT
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Desert Financial Arena · January 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -6.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money ASU +230 / BAY -280
Model Predictions
Spread Total ASU win
Actual BAY +6 138 Lost
Massey BAY -3.2 (-2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (-8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -1.2 (-4.8) 141.6 (-3.6) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -3.7 (-2.3) 140.2 (-2.2) 30% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -1.6 (-4.4) 140.6 (-2.6) 39% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -1.0 (-5.0) 140.0 (-2.0) 46% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 10, 2026 ASU 83 – 79 BAY
Feb 21, 2026 BAY 73 – 68 ASU
Nov 25, 2021 BAY 75 – 63 ASU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ASU BAY
Overall 13-20 20-15
Conference 4-16 10-10
Home 5-9 13-3
Away 3-8 3-9
Neutral 5-3 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 75.2
Avg Pts Against 76.8 70.3
Massey 10.5 (#54) 17.7 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 2.60 (#29) 2.55 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.15 (#38) 3.22 (#33)
RPI 0.636 (#20) 0.617 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors ASU BAY
FG% 45.0% 46.9%
3PT% 36.7% 35.7%
REB / G 36.4 35.8
OREB / G 9.1 13.4
AST / TO 1.02 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 54.0%
TOV% 18.8% 15.4%
ORB% 27.0% 37.3%
FT Rate 26.4% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 22.1%
DRB% 70.6% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 23.2%

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