College football scores › Week 8 › Baylor at Kansas
Baylor4-3away
24
FinalMemorial Stadium, 75°, wind 10 mph
Kansas3-4home
25
BEAVER KU +1.5, wonBEAVER Over 53.5, lostBEAVER had KU 51% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (BAY–KU)27–2727–24–24–25
SpreadKU −0.5BAY −2.5BAY −1.5KU by 1KU +1.5 ✓
Total54.451.453.549Over 53.5 ✗
KU win chance51%–−118Won
BAY by 14+
18%
BAY by 1–13
30%
KU by 1–13
31%
KU by 14+
20%

Spread: 2.0 pts better than Vegas for Kansas (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 0.9 pts above Vegas (52% historically).

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.023 #54Offense EPA / play+0.023 #53
−0.063 #30Defense EPA / play allowed−0.030 #41
−1.8% #82Offense success rate+1.6% #54
−3.0% #30Defense success rate allowed−3.3% #28
+0.024 #72Rushing EPA / play+0.050 #59
+0.017 #51Passing EPA / play−0.043 #76
−0.154 #13Rush defense EPA allowed−0.040 #40
−0.020 #48Pass defense EPA allowed+0.059 #78
+1.7 #53Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+2.2 #49
−4.0 #33Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+1.0 #67
Situational
+0.1% #51Passing-down success (3rd & long)−2.4% #75
−0.9% #53Passing-down success allowed−4.7% #20
−0.01 #69Points per drive+0.54 #36
−0.46 #34Points per drive allowed−0.19 #48
Trenches
+0.06 #75Line yards per rush+0.23 #45
−0.17 #42Line yards per rush allowed−0.42 #15
−3.8% #37Runs stuffed at the line−4.0% #33
+3.0% #36Opponent runs stuffed+6.6% #8
−2.0% #55Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.1% #99
+2.7% #22Havoc created+0.8% #38
Big plays
+0.091 #35Rushing explosiveness+0.042 #57
+0.285 #11Passing explosiveness+0.266 #16
+0.01 #50Open-field yards per rush−0.44 #108
−0.150 #14Pass explosiveness allowed+0.045 #87
Style and schedule
48% #127Run rate57% #49
−5.8 #63Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−5.9 #65

Baylor: last 5 games

L6-17
vsTCU
Missed
W55-19Covered
W23-13Covered
W36-19Missed
W44-3Covered

Kansas: last 5 games

L24-35Missed
L24-41Missed
W55-0Covered
L17-24Missed
L21-38Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.07−0.02+0.03+0.08+0.13Entering week12345678Baylor · 1: +0.01Baylor · 2: +0.04Baylor · 3: +0.09Baylor · 4: +0.04Baylor · 5: +0.05Baylor · 6: +0.10Baylor · 7: +0.09Baylor · 8: +0.09Kansas · 1: +0.00Kansas · 2: +0.03Kansas · 3: −0.06Kansas · 4: +0.04Kansas · 5: +0.05Kansas · 6: +0.12Kansas · 7: +0.10Kansas · 8: +0.05
● Baylor● Kansas