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BYU Cougars
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FINAL Conference
Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 Conference · Marriott Center · January 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -1.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Over
Money BYU +102 / ARIZ -122
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual ARIZ +3 169 Lost
Massey ARIZ -2.6 (-0.4)
Massey Totals 163.1 (+5.9)
Bradley-Terry 16%
Weighted B-T 5%
Baseline Plus ML ARIZ -0.2 (-2.8) 160.8 (+8.2) 48%
Model 4 ML BYU -0.2 (-3.2) 157.7 (+11.3) 59%
Model 3 ML ARIZ -1.4 (-1.6) 159.0 (+10.0) 42%
Baseline ML ARIZ -0.7 (-2.3) 157.0 (+12.0) 46%

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 19, 2026 ARIZ 7568 BYU
Feb 23, 2025 BYU 9695 ARIZ
Feb 5, 2025 ARIZ 8574 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU ARIZ
Overall 23-12 36-3
Conference 9-9 16-2
Home 14-3 16-1
Away 3-6 9-1
Neutral 6-3 11-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.5 86.2
Avg Pts Against 75.4 69.4
Massey 19.9 (#14) 25.8 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 4.06 (#9) 6.30 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.07 (#9) 8.68 (#1)
RPI 0.661 (#8) 0.679 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU ARIZ
FG% 49.1% 51.6%
3PT% 35.4% 36.4%
REB / G 40.3 43.4
OREB / G 12.5 13.3
AST / TO 1.40 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 56.6%
TOV% 15.2% 15.5%
ORB% 36.1% 40.0%
FT Rate 27.6% 31.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 18.2%
DRB% 71.4% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 19.5%

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