The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big 12 Conference · Hope Coliseum · February 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WVU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money WVU -140 / BYU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total WVU win
Actual BYU +4 142 Lost
Massey WVU -2.5 (-6.5)
Massey Totals 139.3 (+2.7)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 72%
Efficiency Plus ML WVU -0.3 (-4.3) 139.6 (+2.4) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML WVU -3.2 (-7.2) 136.4 (+5.6) 67%
Baseline ML WVU -2.9 (-6.9) 137.9 (+4.1) 71%
Baseline Plus ML WVU -4.1 (-8.1) 136.9 (+5.1) 70%

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 11, 2026 BYU 6848 WVU
Feb 28, 2026 WVU 7971 BYU
Mar 2, 2025 BYU 7756 WVU
Feb 3, 2024 BYU 8673 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WVU BYU
Overall 19-13 26-10
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 13-4 15-2
Away 4-7 6-5
Neutral 2-2 5-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.2 81.4
Avg Pts Against 64.8 72.6
Massey 13.4 (#38) 14.0 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#44) 1.67 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.52 (#47) 2.20 (#58)
RPI 0.583 (#45) 0.546 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors WVU BYU
FG% 43.0% 48.1%
3PT% 33.1% 36.9%
REB / G 33.3 37.3
OREB / G 8.9 11.2
AST / TO 1.27 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 57.0%
TOV% 16.2% 17.5%
ORB% 26.0% 33.4%
FT Rate 19.8% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 18.1%
DRB% 68.5% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 21.1%

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