I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Allen Fieldhouse · December 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread KU -15.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money KU -1400 / YALE +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +15 135 Won
Massey KU -15.4 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 146.2 (-11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -12.2 (+2.8) 144.5 (-9.5) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -14.7 (+0.3) 144.8 (-9.8) 88% ✓
Baseline ML KU -14.5 (+0.5) 143.3 (-8.3) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -14.3 (+0.7) 144.3 (-9.3) 86% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU YALE
Overall 23-11 23-10
Conference 10-8 11-3
Home 15-1 9-2
Away 3-7 9-6
Neutral 4-3 5-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.3 73.2
Avg Pts Against 70.3 68.9
Massey 12.9 (#30) 1.9 (#141)
Bradley-Terry 3.72 (#6) 0.41 (#144)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.74 (#8) 0.67 (#136)
RPI 0.665 (#6) 0.511 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors KU YALE
FG% 50.9% 44.1%
3PT% 39.5% 34.5%
REB / G 38.0 34.2
OREB / G 7.9 8.9
AST / TO 1.71 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.9% 49.8%
TOV% 17.4% 14.4%
ORB% 25.7% 26.2%
FT Rate 25.5% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 15.6%
DRB% 73.8% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 21.0%

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