Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Baylor Bears
77 – 72
FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Ferrell Center · February 24, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -23.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual BAY +5 149 Won
Massey BAY -29.7 (-24.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.2 (+1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -21.5 (-16.5) 150.5 (-1.5) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -22.1 (-17.1) 150.1 (-1.1) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -24.4 (-19.4) 150.7 (-1.7) 91% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -25.4 (-20.4) 151.1 (-2.1) 91% ✓

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
Mar 16, 2024 ISU 76 – 62 BAY
Feb 4, 2024 BAY 70 – 68 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY ISU
Overall 28-2 2-22
Conference 13-1 0-18
Home 11-0 2-10
Away 7-1 0-11
Neutral 10-1 0-1
Last 5 5-0 0-5
Streak W6 L18
Avg Pts For 82.9 65.6
Avg Pts Against 65.5 76.7
Massey 24.6 (#2) -2.7 (#210)
Bradley-Terry 5.38 (#2) -1.26 (#272)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.22 (#1) -1.46 (#265)
RPI 0.648 (#3) 0.456 (#245)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY ISU
FG% 50.7% 42.0%
3PT% 43.9% 32.1%
REB / G 37.5 31.3
OREB / G 12.6 8.3
AST / TO 1.47 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.1% 48.0%
TOV% 17.4% 21.2%
ORB% 37.9% 23.6%
FT Rate 19.0% 16.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 26.0% 18.4%
DRB% 70.2% 64.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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