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BYU Cougars
84 – 97
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
Big 12 Conference · Marriott Center · February 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Over
Money BYU -1100 / UCF +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual UCF +13 181 Lost
Massey BYU -11.6 (-24.6) — —
Massey Totals — 168.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BYU -11.9 (-24.9) 160.6 (+20.4) 82% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -9.5 (-22.5) 159.6 (+21.4) 82% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -9.9 (-22.9) 163.1 (+17.9) 85% ✗
Baseline ML BYU -10.5 (-23.5) 160.5 (+20.5) 83% ✗

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 1, 2025 BYU 81 – 75 UCF
Mar 13, 2024 BYU 87 – 73 UCF
Feb 14, 2024 BYU 90 – 88 UCF
Jan 13, 2024 BYU 63 – 58 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU UCF
Overall 23-12 21-12
Conference 9-9 9-9
Home 14-3 14-5
Away 3-6 5-5
Neutral 6-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 83.5 80.7
Avg Pts Against 75.4 78.4
Massey 19.3 (#19) 10.6 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 3.33 (#17) 2.73 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.13 (#19) 3.29 (#31)
RPI 0.627 (#18) 0.604 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU UCF
FG% 48.3% 47.4%
3PT% 35.3% 37.4%
REB / G 39.2 36.8
OREB / G 12.3 12.3
AST / TO 1.35 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 53.9%
TOV% 15.0% 16.2%
ORB% 34.4% 35.2%
FT Rate 26.5% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.3%
DRB% 71.8% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 24.9%

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