The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Baylor Bears
74 71 OT
FINAL Conference
West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 Conference · Foster Pavilion · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -9.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money BAY -425 / WVU +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual BAY +3 145 Won
Massey BAY -7.0 (-4.0)
Massey Totals 138.1 (+6.9)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 77%
Efficiency Plus ML BAY -8.3 (-5.3) 136.0 (+9.0) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -5.8 (-2.8) 137.1 (+7.9) 73%
Baseline ML BAY -5.7 (-2.7) 137.7 (+7.3) 81%
Baseline Plus ML BAY -6.4 (-3.4) 137.7 (+7.3) 81%

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 6353 WVU
Feb 17, 2024 BAY 9481 WVU
Feb 14, 2023 BAY 7967 WVU
Jan 12, 2023 BAY 8378 WVU
Feb 1, 2022 BAY 8177 WVU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY WVU
Overall 20-15 19-13
Conference 10-10 10-10
Home 13-3 13-4
Away 3-9 4-7
Neutral 4-3 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 68.2
Avg Pts Against 70.3 64.8
Massey 17.0 (#21) 13.2 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 2.28 (#38) 1.98 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.92 (#40) 2.35 (#52)
RPI 0.600 (#33) 0.572 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY WVU
FG% 46.0% 43.1%
3PT% 36.4% 33.1%
REB / G 34.6 33.0
OREB / G 12.4 8.8
AST / TO 1.35 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 50.8%
TOV% 16.3% 16.0%
ORB% 36.1% 25.6%
FT Rate 22.6% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 20.0%
DRB% 68.7% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 22.8%

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