Fairleigh Dickinson @ Baylor
Women's college basketball 2026-27 · NEC vs Big 12 · · Foster Pavilion
- Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 0-0, 3rd · 0-0 overall
- Baylor Big 12 0-0, 4th · 0-0 overall
Game day
Tip-offThe line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | BAY -0.6 |
| Total | n/a | 125.4 |
| Moneyline | n/a | FDU +110 BAY -110 fair |
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5,000 simulated games
Advantages Why Baylor can win
- Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated Baylor about 3.0 points stronger over recent games.
- Home court: Baylor play at home, worth about 3.5 points in women's college basketball.
- Strength of schedule: Baylor 17th (+2.3), Fairleigh Dickinson 362nd (-1.8) of 364.
- Getting to the line (free throws per shot): Baylor 58th (0.24), Fairleigh Dickinson 358th (0.14) of 364.
- Team matchup: no unit-against-unit mismatch clearly favors Baylor. The nearest thing to one: their offensive rebounding (76th of 364) meets the Fairleigh Dickinson defensive rebounding (77th), close to even, so this is more about execution than one area to exploit. Pace clash: Baylor play fast (136th of 364 in pace), Fairleigh Dickinson slow (356th); whoever sets the tempo gets the game they want.
- Star matchup: At forward, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (Baylor: 10.6 pts, 10.1 reb, 1.9 ast, Game Score 9.7) has the edge on Rebecca Osei-Owusu (Fairleigh Dickinson: 6.8 pts, 6.4 reb, 1.5 ast, Game Score 7.4); best player against best player, Taliah Scott (Baylor: 19.7 pts, 2.6 reb, 2.7 ast, Game Score 11.3) has the edge on Kailee McDonald (Fairleigh Dickinson: 12.0 pts, 4.9 reb, 1.1 ast, Game Score 9.2).
- Simulation: Baylor win 2,620 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Baylor may not
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 6.3 points to Fairleigh Dickinson in our ratings.
- Efficiency (points per 100 possessions): worth about 2.5 points to Fairleigh Dickinson in our ratings.
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Baylor lose by 15 or more.
- Ball security (turnovers per 100 possessions): Fairleigh Dickinson 93rd (20.5), Baylor 195th (23.2) of 364.
- Team matchup: where Fairleigh Dickinson can push back. Their offensive rebounding (23rd of 364) meets the Baylor defensive rebounding (187th), so look for them to crash the glass for second chances.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean Baylor on paper, but Kailee McDonald (12.0 pts, 4.9 reb, 1.1 ast, Game Score 9.2) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: Fairleigh Dickinson win 2,380 of 5,000 simulations (48%). A 52% pick still loses about 5 times in 10.
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Side by side
| FDU | BAY | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 0-0 |
| +23.4 14 | Net rating | +14.2 48 |
| 104.3 32 | Offensive rating | 97.8 80 |
| 81.0 10 | Defensive rating | 83.5 25 |
| -1.8 362 | Strength of schedule | +2.3 17 |
| 49.3% 71 | Effective FG% | 48.0% 98 |
| 39.6% 4 | Opponent eFG% | 40.1% 6 |
| 20.5 93 | Turnovers per 100 | 23.2 195 |
| 38.4% 23 | Offensive rebound % | 34.9% 76 |
| 34.3% 47 | 3-point % | 31.4% 141 |
| 64.5 356 | Pace | 72.2 136 |
Small numbers are ranks among 364 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
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