Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
(1) Baylor Bears
78 59
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(2) Houston Cougars
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · April 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -5.0 Home covered
O/U 136.0 Over
Money BAY -188 / HOU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual BAY +19 137 Won
Massey BAY -1.5 (+17.5)
Massey Totals 141.2 (-4.2)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 74%
Efficiency Plus ML BAY -2.3 (+16.7) 134.2 (+2.8) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -5.1 (+13.9) 138.6 (-1.6) 65%
Baseline ML BAY -4.6 (+14.4) 139.9 (-2.9) 75%
Baseline Plus ML BAY -4.4 (+14.6) 139.2 (-2.2) 75%

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 5, 2026 HOU 7764 BAY
Jan 10, 2026 HOU 7755 BAY
Mar 9, 2025 HOU 6561 BAY
Feb 11, 2025 HOU 7665 BAY
Feb 24, 2024 HOU 8276 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY HOU
Overall 28-2 28-4
Conference 13-1 14-3
Home 11-0 15-0
Away 7-1 5-3
Neutral 10-1 8-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 82.9 74.9
Avg Pts Against 65.5 58.6
Massey 21.8 (#2) 20.3 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 4.43 (#2) 3.36 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.30 (#2) 4.25 (#4)
RPI 0.646 (#2) 0.644 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY HOU
FG% 48.6% 43.2%
3PT% 41.1% 34.9%
REB / G 36.0 40.4
OREB / G 12.6 14.4
AST / TO 1.43 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 50.6%
TOV% 16.7% 16.0%
ORB% 36.6% 39.8%
FT Rate 18.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 43.3%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 21.4%
DRB% 69.4% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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