I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
(1) Baylor Bears
78 – 59
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(2) Houston Cougars
Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · April 3, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -5.0 Home covered
O/U 136.0 Over
Money BAY -188 / HOU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total BAY win
Actual BAY +19 137 Won
Massey BAY -1.5 (+17.5) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (-4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -2.3 (+16.7) 138.2 (-1.2) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -1.0 (+18.0) 134.5 (+2.5) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -2.3 (+16.7) 139.1 (-2.1) 60% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -2.4 (+16.6) 139.4 (-2.4) 64% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 5, 2026 HOU 77 – 64 BAY
Jan 10, 2026 HOU 77 – 55 BAY
Mar 9, 2025 HOU 65 – 61 BAY
Feb 11, 2025 HOU 76 – 65 BAY
Feb 24, 2024 HOU 82 – 76 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BAY HOU
Overall 28-2 28-4
Conference 13-1 14-3
Home 11-0 15-0
Away 7-1 5-3
Neutral 10-1 8-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak W6 L1
Avg Pts For 82.9 74.9
Avg Pts Against 65.5 58.6
Massey 21.8 (#2) 20.3 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 4.43 (#2) 3.36 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.30 (#2) 4.25 (#4)
RPI 0.646 (#2) 0.644 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors BAY HOU
FG% 48.6% 43.2%
3PT% 41.1% 34.9%
REB / G 36.0 40.4
OREB / G 12.6 14.4
AST / TO 1.43 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 50.6%
TOV% 16.7% 16.0%
ORB% 36.6% 39.8%
FT Rate 18.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 43.3%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 21.4%
DRB% 69.4% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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