The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money ISU -500 / KSU +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +11 145 Won
Massey ISU -14.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (+4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -10.9 (+0.1) 137.4 (+7.6) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -10.8 (+0.2) 136.4 (+8.6) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -10.2 (+0.8) 136.0 (+9.0) 84% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -11.0 (+0.0) 137.0 (+8.0) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 ISU 95 – 61 KSU
Mar 8, 2025 ISU 73 – 57 KSU
Feb 1, 2025 KSU 80 – 61 ISU
Mar 14, 2024 ISU 76 – 57 KSU
Mar 9, 2024 KSU 65 – 58 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU KSU
Overall 29-8 19-15
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 18-0 14-3
Away 5-5 2-9
Neutral 6-3 3-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.3 72.2
Avg Pts Against 61.5 71.1
Massey 19.8 (#6) 8.6 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 2.12 (#33) 1.92 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.43 (#41) 2.24 (#54)
RPI 0.577 (#61) 0.574 (#66)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU KSU
FG% 48.7% 43.8%
3PT% 34.6% 31.6%
REB / G 35.5 38.7
OREB / G 11.3 12.7
AST / TO 1.62 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 50.3%
TOV% 15.5% 20.8%
ORB% 33.1% 36.1%
FT Rate 27.1% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 26.9% 18.5%
DRB% 73.3% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 18.3%

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