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West Virginia vs Baylor Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 02 Mar 2021
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 89-94 (OT)
31-35 50-46 8-13
Position#81
Record17-6
FormWLWWW
Points / game77.1
Allowed / game70.8
West Virginia
USA
vs
Baylor 🏆
USA
Position#5
Record18-1
FormWWWWL
Points / game84.9
Allowed / game63.7
USANCAA
Other2020-21
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

West Virginia winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Baylor winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas State
#303
W
69-47
69
47
+22
A23/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#104
W
88-87
88
87
+1
H26/01
NCAA
Florida
#117
L
80-85
80
85
-5
H30/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#352
W
76-72
76
72
+4
A03/02
NCAA
Kansas
#55
W
91-79
91
79
+12
H06/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#104
W
82-71
82
71
+11
A10/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#125
L
90-91 OT
90
91
-1
H13/02
NCAA
Texas
#52
W
84-82
84
82
+2
A20/02
NCAA
TCU
#212
W
74-66
74
66
+8
A24/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#303
W
65-43
65
43
+22
H27/02
NCAA
1H
2H
31-17
38-30
39-39
49-48
42-37
38-48
42-31
34-41
44-34
47-45
40-34
42-37
31-31
41-41
43-53
41-29
37-31
37-35
26-22
39-21
152.2Avg total
79.9Scored
72.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)77.170.8147.9+6.374%
Season at home (13)77.268.8146.0+8.377%
Season away (10)77.073.4150.4+3.670%
Last 10 (10)79.972.3152.2+7.680%
Last 5 (5)79.070.6149.6+8.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)82.087.0169.0-5.00%
vs Similar (17)77.674.2151.8+3.465%
vs Weaker (12)69.061.7130.7+7.375%
This opponent (Baylor) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BaylorUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma
#125
W
76-61
76
61
+15
H07/01
NCAA
TCU
#212
W
67-49
67
49
+18
A09/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#104
W
68-60
68
60
+8
A16/01
NCAA
Kansas
#55
W
77-69
77
69
+8
H19/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#58
W
81-66
81
66
+15
A23/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#303
W
107-59
107
59
+48
H28/01
NCAA
Auburn
#194
W
84-72
84
72
+12
H30/01
NCAA
Texas
#52
W
83-69
83
69
+14
A03/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#352
W
77-72
77
72
+5
H24/02
NCAA
Kansas
#55
L
58-71
58
71
-13
A28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-25
34-36
27-28
40-21
26-18
42-42
41-28
36-41
32-36
49-30
54-26
53-33
35-30
49-42
41-34
42-35
32-37
45-35
30-33
–
142.6Avg total
77.8Scored
64.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)84.963.7148.7+21.295%
Season at home (11)90.564.5155.0+25.9100%
Season away (8)77.462.6140.0+14.888%
Last 10 (10)77.864.8142.6+13.090%
Last 5 (5)81.868.6150.4+13.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)66.566.8133.2-0.250%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)81.063.1144.1+18.092%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: +6.5+6.52nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +8.3+8.3
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: +6.5+6.52nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +8.3+8.3
West VirginiaBaylor
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas State
#303
W
31-17
31
17
+14
A23/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#104
D
39-39
39
39
+0
H26/01
NCAA
Florida
#117
W
42-37
42
37
+5
H30/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#352
W
42-31
42
31
+11
A03/02
NCAA
Kansas
#55
W
44-34
44
34
+10
H06/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#104
W
40-34
40
34
+6
A10/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#125
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H13/02
NCAA
Texas
#52
L
43-53
43
53
-10
A20/02
NCAA
TCU
#212
W
37-31
37
31
+6
A24/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#303
W
26-22
26
22
+4
H27/02
NCAA
70.4Avg total
37.5Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.132.566.6+1.657%-
Last 30 at home (16)34.031.065.0+3.056%-
Last 30 away (14)34.334.268.5+0.157%-
Last 10 (10)37.532.970.4+4.670%-
Last 5 (5)35.434.269.6+1.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)39.034.073.0+5.0100%-
vs Similar (17)35.435.170.5+0.253%-
vs Weaker (12)32.028.760.7+3.358%-
This opponent (Baylor) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BaylorLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma
#125
W
42-25
42
25
+17
H07/01
NCAA
TCU
#212
L
27-28
27
28
-1
A09/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#104
W
26-18
26
18
+8
A16/01
NCAA
Kansas
#55
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H19/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#58
L
32-36
32
36
-4
A23/01
NCAA
Kansas State
#303
W
54-26
54
26
+28
H28/01
NCAA
Auburn
#194
W
35-30
35
30
+5
H30/01
NCAA
Texas
#52
W
41-34
41
34
+7
A03/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#352
L
32-37
32
37
-5
H24/02
NCAA
Kansas
#55
L
30-33
30
33
-3
A28/02
NCAA
65.5Avg total
36.0Scored
29.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.627.264.8+10.477%-
Last 30 at home (17)41.627.869.4+13.882%-
Last 30 away (13)32.426.558.9+5.869%-
Last 10 (10)36.029.565.5+6.560%-
Last 5 (5)38.432.070.4+6.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (4)29.027.556.5+1.525%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)38.927.266.1+11.785%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
West Virginia wins
1
Baylor wins
DateGameScore
07/03/20West Virginia v Baylor76-64
15/02/20Baylor v West Virginia70-59
West Virginialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/02/21HKansas State65-43
24/02/21ATCU74-66
20/02/21ATexas84-82
13/02/21HOklahoma90-91 OT
10/02/21ATexas Tech82-71
06/02/21HKansas91-79
03/02/21AIowa State76-72
30/01/21HFlorida80-85
26/01/21HTexas Tech88-87
23/01/21AKansas State69-47
Baylorlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/21AKansas58-71
24/02/21HIowa State77-72
03/02/21ATexas83-69
30/01/21HAuburn84-72
28/01/21HKansas State107-59
23/01/21AOklahoma State81-66
19/01/21HKansas77-69
16/01/21ATexas Tech68-60
09/01/21ATCU67-49
07/01/21HOklahoma76-61

📊 11. Overall Statistics

West Virginia
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW74%
HomeWLWLW77%
AwayWWWWW70%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231310
Win %74%77%70%
Points / game77.177.277.0
Allowed / game70.868.873.4
Point differential+6.3+8.3+3.6
Avg total147.9146.0150.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%46%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)40% (5)60% (5)
Overtime %4%8%0%
Baylor
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL95%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWWWL88%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19118
Win %95%100%88%
Points / game84.990.577.4
Allowed / game63.764.562.6
Point differential+21.2+25.9+14.8
Avg total148.7155.0140.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+79%82%75%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Baylor1918195%84.963.7+21.2
2 Houston2320387%77.657.3+20.3
3 Brigham Young2419579%78.667.3+11.3
4 West Virginia2317674%77.170.8+6.3
5 Oklahoma State2317674%76.571.6+5.0
6 Colorado2619773%74.063.3+10.7
7 Kansas2618869%73.566.0+7.5
8 Arizona2617965%75.468.6+6.8
9 Texas Tech2315865%73.263.2+10.0
10 TCU22121055%68.570.9-2.4
11 Cincinnati189950%69.571.7-2.2
12 Utah Utes21101148%69.167.9+1.3
13 Arizona State21101148%76.276.4-0.1
14 UCF Knights1981142%67.170.3-3.2
15 Kansas State2671927%61.271.4-10.2
16 Iowa State2021810%66.276.8-10.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HOTFinal
West Virginia3150889
Baylor35461394
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