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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Big 12 · 4-2 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 2-4

Baylor Bears

HC Dave Aranda (7th yr) · OC Jake Spavital · DC Joe Klanderman

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (6 OF 6) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 100%

Power rating5.042nd
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFBUBBLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins6.5of 12
Fan pulse—13 of 30 scored

Big 12 · 4-2 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 2-4

Baylor

Bears · HC Dave Aranda (7th yr) · starts in 11 (6 of 6) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating5.042nd
CFP odds · outlook0%—BUBBLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins6.5of 12
Fan pulse—13 of 30 scored

Baylor

4-2 · 2-1 Big 12

POWER RATING5.042nd in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS6.5of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKBUBBLE→LONG SHOT

2 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 2% · title 1%

FAN PULSE—13 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Baylor schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1vs Auburn · Atlantavs AuburnL16–17+6.5+6.5W+0.0339%38%51%9821.0
2Prairie View A&MPrairie View A&MW44–3−37.5−37.5W+0.7762%11%99%8324.4
3Louisiana TechLouisiana TechW36–19−20.5−20.5L+0.1638%30%84%6824.4
4ColoradoColoradoW23–13−8.5−8.5W−0.0535%35%72%7423.3
5at Arizona Stateat Arizona StateW55–19+3.5+3.5W+0.5643%39%96%7823.5
6BYE
7TCUTCUL6–17−3.5−3.5L−0.1625%36%30%8521.2
8at Kansasat KansasNEXTSAT 1:00 TNTSAT 1:00−1−1————53%150—
9at UCFat UCFOCT 30OCT 30+0.7 proj+0.748%
10Iowa StateIowa StateNOV 7NOV 7−6 proj−664%
11at BYUat BYUNOV 14NOV 14+15.5 proj+15.517%
12Texas TechTexas TechNOV 21NOV 21+6.9 proj+6.934%
13at Houstonat HoustonNOV 28NOV 28+10.5 proj+10.526%

Success rate by down & distance

1st—n 050%n 237%n 1670%n 8
2nd59%n 1755%n 2933%n 7017%n 24
3rd62%n 1352%n 2532%n 3122%n 18
4th75%n 825%n 4100%n 20%n 1

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 417 OF 419 PLAYS417 OF 419 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun100%100%56%+0.0338%
Under center0%0%100%−0.380%
No-huddle99%99%57%+0.0338%
Huddle1%1%25%−0.1725%
StartersSTARTERS
116 of 6 gamesBASE D4-2-56 of 6
116 of 64-2-5base D · 6 of 6

In shotgun on 100 % of tagged snaps, passing 56 % of the time (+0.03 EPA a play; −0.38 under center). No-huddle on 99 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 6 of 6 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (6 of 6).

Next game

SAT 1:00 TNT · MEMORIAL STADIUMSAT 1:00 TNT

at KansasLINE−1MODEL−1.4WP53%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

O
Cayden ToneOL · SR
OL · top injury
NEXT UPD. R. Jr.
0%TO PLAY
−0.1IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.1 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Big 12 crews−0.4 to +0.4 · 47 games0.0−0.4 to +0.447NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game−2.0—1NOISE
American crews— · 1 game−1.3—1NOISE
MAC crews— · 1 game−1.3—1NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 1 game+1.1—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game−0.2—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game+0.3—1NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 1 game+1.9—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTKevin Mar−1.7 / g · 7 games · noise−1.7 / g · 7 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTHenry Johns+1.4 / g · 4 games · noise+1.4 / g · 4 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Baylor than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on Baylor than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Baylor offense statistics
MetricStat
BaylorBAY
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0477th+0.06
Success rate39.7%101st42.3%
Explosiveness1.3816th1.30
Rush EPA / play−0.01118th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.1356th+0.11
Passing downs SR31.0%72nd31.1%
Line yards2.89119th3.21
Sack rate allowed4.7%58th5.3%
3rd-down conversion40%69th41%
Points / opportunity3.55117th4.27
Red zone TD rate46%131st63%
Seconds / play21.91st28.0