Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
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%
Efficiency Plus ML CIN -1.5 (+8.5) 146.5 (-22.5) 60%
Baseline Tuned ML CIN -0.9 (+9.1) 145.2 (-21.2) 58%
Baseline ML CIN -1.2 (+8.8) 145.7 (-21.7) 57%
Baseline Plus ML CIN -0.7 (+9.3) 148.1 (-24.1) 61%

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 6967 BAY
Jan 8, 2025 BAY 6848 CIN
Mar 15, 2024 BAY 6856 CIN
Jan 14, 2024 BAY 6259 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%

Game Analysis

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