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Cincinnati Bearcats
67 – 57
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Fifth Third Arena · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CIN -3.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money CIN -185 / BAY +154
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIN win
Actual CIN +10 124 Won
Massey CIN -0.9 (+9.1) — —
Massey Totals — 150.1 (-26.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CIN -0.9 (+9.1) 145.2 (-21.2) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CIN -1.5 (+8.5) 146.5 (-22.5) 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CIN -0.7 (+9.3) 148.1 (-24.1) 61% ✓
Baseline ML CIN -1.2 (+8.8) 145.7 (-21.7) 57% ✓

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 26, 2025 CIN 69 – 67 BAY
Jan 8, 2025 BAY 68 – 48 CIN
Mar 15, 2024 BAY 68 – 56 CIN
Jan 14, 2024 BAY 62 – 59 CIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIN BAY
Overall 18-15 17-17
Conference 9-9 6-12
Home 15-3 11-6
Away 2-8 3-7
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 80.4
Avg Pts Against 67.6 76.9
Massey 9.6 (#64) 11.9 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#92) 1.59 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#79) 2.43 (#57)
RPI 0.538 (#100) 0.538 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors CIN BAY
FG% 42.3% 47.4%
3PT% 30.0% 36.2%
REB / G 37.7 38.7
OREB / G 11.3 13.7
AST / TO 1.37 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 54.6%
TOV% 17.3% 16.6%
ORB% 30.3% 39.1%
FT Rate 20.6% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 15.7%
DRB% 74.8% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 21.3%

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