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Minnesota Golden Gophers
48 67
FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Baylor Bears
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -3.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MINN +145 / BAY -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual BAY +19 115 Lost
Massey BAY -4.3 (-14.7)
Massey Totals 144.6 (-29.6)
Bradley-Terry 37%
Weighted B-T 34%
Baseline Plus ML BAY -3.5 (-15.5) 146.1 (-31.1) 44%
Model 4 ML BAY -1.4 (-17.6) 142.0 (-27.0) 38%
Model 3 ML BAY -2.6 (-16.4) 144.1 (-29.1) 42%
Baseline ML BAY -1.5 (-17.5) 146.5 (-31.5) 48%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN BAY
Overall 15-18 17-17
Conference 8-12 6-12
Home 13-4 11-6
Away 2-9 3-7
Neutral 0-5 3-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 80.4
Avg Pts Against 68.5 76.9
Massey 8.1 (#75) 12.4 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#86) 1.66 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.51 (#83) 2.16 (#58)
RPI 0.504 (#160) 0.526 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN BAY
FG% 46.0% 47.0%
3PT% 34.8% 34.5%
REB / G 31.0 36.3
OREB / G 8.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.64 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 53.8%
TOV% 16.7% 16.4%
ORB% 27.2% 37.5%
FT Rate 25.1% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.1%
DRB% 70.2% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 22.7%

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