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West Virginia Mountaineers
89 – 94 OT
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Hope Coliseum · March 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -3.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money WVU +175 / BAY -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total WVU win
Actual BAY +5 183 Lost
Massey BAY -5.9 (+0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (+29.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -1.9 (-3.1) 153.7 (+29.3) 37% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -2.9 (-2.1) 150.8 (+32.2) 39% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -1.9 (-3.1) 153.2 (+29.8) 41% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -2.1 (-2.9) 153.2 (+29.8) 44% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 BAY 63 – 53 WVU
Feb 15, 2025 BAY 74 – 71 WVU
Feb 17, 2024 BAY 94 – 81 WVU
Feb 14, 2023 BAY 79 – 67 WVU
Jan 12, 2023 BAY 83 – 78 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WVU BAY
Overall 19-10 28-2
Conference 11-6 13-1
Home 8-5 11-0
Away 7-2 7-1
Neutral 4-3 10-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 W6
Avg Pts For 77.3 82.9
Avg Pts Against 72.0 65.5
Massey 14.1 (#22) 22.5 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 3.05 (#4) 4.43 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.81 (#9) 5.38 (#3)
RPI 0.640 (#3) 0.635 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors WVU BAY
FG% 43.1% 49.5%
3PT% 36.5% 42.1%
REB / G 38.9 36.9
OREB / G 13.5 12.7
AST / TO 1.18 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 57.6%
TOV% 16.6% 16.7%
ORB% 35.6% 36.9%
FT Rate 27.1% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 25.7%
DRB% 69.7% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 19.7%

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