#52

Baylor Bears

Big 12 · 5-7

McLane Stadium · 45,140 seats

Baylor Bears rank #52 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.052 points per play (Elo 1503), a 5-7 record in the Big 12, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 2-10 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.052
#52 of 136
Elo
1503
Off EPA/play
+0.041
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.007
lower is better
Off success
+0.025
Def success
+0.012
Off explosive
+0.013
Def explosive
-0.014
Rush EPA
+0.037
offense
Pass EPA
+0.033
offense
Pts / drive
2.51
10.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.38
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Baylor's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.061

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production83%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.48σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+5.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.070.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsAuburnL 2438-4.8+1.0L
2@SMUW 4845-12.6-2.8W
3vsSamfordW 427-41.9-52.0L
4vsArizona StateL 2427+4.7-3.0L
5@Oklahoma StateW 4527+12.9+21.0L
6vsKansas StateW 3534-6.1-4.5L
8@TCUL 3642-5.7-3.5L
9@CincinnatiL 2041-7.6-3.5L
10vsUCFW 303-4.7-3.0W
12vsUtahL 2855+8.5+9.5L
13@ArizonaL 1741-3.2-6.5L
14vsHoustonL 2431-7.0-2.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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