Duke 70 vs. Baylor 78 : Dec 20, 2023 Game Recap

College Basketball Advanced Stats, Predictions, and Team Ratings

Duke defeated Baylor by a score of 78-70 in a game played at a neutral site on December 20, 2023. Duke had an offensive rating of 117.0 compared to an offensive rating of 105.0 for Baylor. The pace of the game (measuring possessions per team per 40 minutes) was 66.7, which is 5% slower than the NCAA average.

Duke's offensive rating in this game was 16% higher than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 4% worse than average. The pace of the game was 3% slower than the adjusted season average for Duke. Meanwhile, Baylor's offensive rating in this game was 4% higher than the NCAA average while it's defensive rating was 14% worse than average. The pace of the game was 3% slower than the adjusted season average for Baylor.

Currently, Duke is ranked #7 with their offense ranked #7 and defense ranked #10 while Baylor is ranked #16 with an offense ranked #4 and a defense ranked #72. Duke is currently 27-9 while Baylor is 23-11. Duke has a strength of schedule ranked #42 while Baylor's schedule is ranked #14.

#16. Baylor	70
#7. Duke	78

Each bar represents a game. Blue bars are wins and red bars are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins. Road games have a solid border while neutral sites have a dashed border, and home games have no border. The dots represent this team's offense, defense, and pace ratings in that game.

Baylor (23-11)

Duke (27-9)

Each dot represents a game. The X-axis tells you the season rating (off, def, pace) for the opponent. The Y-axis tells you this team's performance in that game so you can see how well an offense performed against different levels of defense, and vice versa. Blue dots are wins and red dots are losses, with darker shades indicating bigger margins.

Baylor vs. Duke Game Recap

#16. Baylor

70

#7. Duke

78

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Baylor (23-11)

Duke (27-9)

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