I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Iowa State Cyclones
74 – 56
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money ISU -340 / KU +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +18 130 Won
Massey ISU -6.3 (+11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 146.6 (-16.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -7.5 (+10.5) 143.1 (-13.1) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -7.7 (+10.3) 142.8 (-12.8) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -7.0 (+11.0) 143.0 (-13.0) 71% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -6.5 (+11.5) 144.9 (-14.9) 75% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 14, 2026 KU 84 – 63 ISU
Feb 4, 2025 KU 69 – 52 ISU
Jan 16, 2025 ISU 74 – 57 KU
Jan 27, 2024 ISU 79 – 75 KU
Mar 11, 2023 KU 71 – 58 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU KU
Overall 29-8 24-11
Conference 12-6 12-6
Home 16-1 13-2
Away 5-5 5-6
Neutral 8-2 6-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 82.0 75.1
Avg Pts Against 65.6 69.1
Massey 23.4 (#5) 20.1 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 3.75 (#11) 3.88 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.64 (#14) 4.61 (#15)
RPI 0.630 (#20) 0.671 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU KU
FG% 50.9% 47.5%
3PT% 40.0% 35.4%
REB / G 36.7 39.0
OREB / G 12.2 9.4
AST / TO 1.67 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.3% 53.9%
TOV% 16.0% 15.1%
ORB% 37.6% 28.6%
FT Rate 23.9% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 13.9%
DRB% 71.7% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 16.8%

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