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Minnesota Golden Gophers
48 – 67
FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Baylor Bears
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · April 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -3.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money MINN +145 / BAY -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MINN win
Actual BAY +19 115 Lost
Massey BAY -4.3 (-14.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (-29.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -3.3 (-15.7) 139.3 (-24.3) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -3.2 (-15.8) 144.6 (-29.6) 38% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -2.7 (-16.3) 145.0 (-30.0) 37% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -3.2 (-15.8) 141.5 (-26.5) 37% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MINN BAY
Overall 15-18 17-17
Conference 8-12 6-12
Home 13-4 11-6
Away 2-9 3-7
Neutral 0-5 3-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 80.4
Avg Pts Against 68.5 76.9
Massey 8.1 (#75) 12.4 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#86) 1.66 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.51 (#83) 2.16 (#58)
RPI 0.504 (#160) 0.526 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors MINN BAY
FG% 46.0% 47.0%
3PT% 34.8% 34.5%
REB / G 31.0 36.3
OREB / G 8.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.64 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 53.8%
TOV% 16.7% 16.4%
ORB% 27.2% 37.5%
FT Rate 25.1% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.1%
DRB% 70.2% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 22.7%

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