I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Arizona Wildcats
95 – 96
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
Big 12 Conference · McKale Center at ALKEME Arena · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -7.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money ARIZ -320 / BYU +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARIZ win
Actual BYU +1 191 Lost
Massey ARIZ -7.6 (-8.6) — —
Massey Totals — 155.2 (+35.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ARIZ -7.5 (-8.5) 149.9 (+41.1) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARIZ -8.2 (-9.2) 152.8 (+38.2) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -7.1 (-8.1) 152.5 (+38.5) 76% ✗
Baseline ML ARIZ -7.4 (-8.4) 150.0 (+41.0) 78% ✗

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 19, 2026 ARIZ 75 – 68 BYU
Jan 27, 2026 ARIZ 86 – 83 BYU
Feb 5, 2025 ARIZ 85 – 74 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARIZ BYU
Overall 24-13 26-10
Conference 14-6 14-6
Home 13-3 15-2
Away 6-5 6-5
Neutral 5-5 5-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 82.5 81.4
Avg Pts Against 73.3 72.6
Massey 20.3 (#8) 15.8 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 2.65 (#27) 2.02 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#23) 2.61 (#47)
RPI 0.599 (#30) 0.560 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors ARIZ BYU
FG% 47.1% 48.2%
3PT% 31.0% 37.0%
REB / G 40.7 37.4
OREB / G 12.5 11.1
AST / TO 1.42 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 57.1%
TOV% 16.8% 17.4%
ORB% 36.3% 33.3%
FT Rate 27.1% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 18.0%
DRB% 72.6% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 19.9%

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