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BYU Cougars
67 – 64
FINAL Neutral Jimmy V Classic
Clemson Tigers
Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · December 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money BYU -225 / CLEM +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +3 131 Won
Massey BYU -4.1 (-1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 153.7 (-22.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -1.4 (+1.6) 147.8 (-16.8) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -3.1 (-0.1) 149.9 (-18.9) 62% ✓
Baseline ML BYU -2.2 (+0.8) 151.7 (-20.7) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BYU -0.2 (+2.8) 150.9 (-19.9) 56% ✓

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 BYU CLEM
Overall 23-12 24-11
Conference 9-9 12-6
Home 14-3 13-3
Away 3-6 6-5
Neutral 6-3 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 83.5 73.8
Avg Pts Against 75.4 66.7
Massey 19.6 (#12) 15.5 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 3.34 (#15) 2.06 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.98 (#13) 2.78 (#54)
RPI 0.712 (#2) 0.575 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU CLEM
FG% 49.4% 46.3%
3PT% 36.9% 32.8%
REB / G 39.2 42.3
OREB / G 10.5 13.3
AST / TO 1.51 1.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 53.3%
TOV% 13.5% 12.6%
ORB% 31.2% 36.6%
FT Rate 24.0% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 15.9%
DRB% 72.3% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 25.2%

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