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Baylor Bears
60 – 70
FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Foster Pavilion · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money BAY +164 / ISU -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual ISU +10 130 Lost
Massey ISU -6.5 (-3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 169.5 (-39.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -6.5 (-3.5) 156.3 (-26.3) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -2.6 (-7.4) 156.6 (-26.6) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -4.9 (-5.1) 155.9 (-25.9) 26% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -4.7 (-5.3) 154.7 (-24.7) 21% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 ISU 72 – 69 BAY
Jan 4, 2025 ISU 74 – 55 BAY
Mar 16, 2024 ISU 76 – 62 BAY
Feb 4, 2024 BAY 70 – 68 ISU
Mar 9, 2023 ISU 78 – 72 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY ISU
Overall 17-17 29-8
Conference 6-12 12-6
Home 11-6 16-1
Away 3-7 5-5
Neutral 3-4 8-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 82.0
Avg Pts Against 76.9 65.6
Massey 14.5 (#34) 24.8 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#66) 5.48 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.58 (#56) 8.79 (#1)
RPI 0.547 (#95) 0.625 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY ISU
FG% 49.0% 53.1%
3PT% 37.0% 41.9%
REB / G 39.9 36.6
OREB / G 14.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.58 1.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 60.7%
TOV% 15.1% 14.7%
ORB% 41.1% 38.3%
FT Rate 28.9% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 25.1%
DRB% 67.2% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 17.5%

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