I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Iowa State Cyclones
79 – 75
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money ISU -200 / KU +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +4 154 Won
Massey ISU -9.1 (-5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 146.3 (+7.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ISU -6.6 (-2.6) 143.6 (+10.4) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -7.8 (-3.8) 140.3 (+13.7) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -6.5 (-2.5) 142.7 (+11.3) 75% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -6.6 (-2.6) 143.8 (+10.2) 80% ✓

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 14, 2026 ISU 74 – 56 KU
Jan 14, 2026 KU 84 – 63 ISU
Feb 4, 2025 KU 69 – 52 ISU
Jan 16, 2025 ISU 74 – 57 KU
Mar 11, 2023 KU 71 – 58 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU KU
Overall 29-8 23-11
Conference 13-5 10-8
Home 18-0 15-1
Away 5-5 3-7
Neutral 6-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.3 75.3
Avg Pts Against 61.5 70.3
Massey 19.6 (#6) 14.2 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 2.22 (#29) 2.93 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#39) 3.45 (#7)
RPI 0.588 (#45) 0.644 (#9)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU KU
FG% 48.4% 50.3%
3PT% 34.6% 36.7%
REB / G 35.6 36.3
OREB / G 11.4 8.6
AST / TO 1.57 1.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 55.9%
TOV% 15.8% 16.6%
ORB% 33.5% 27.5%
FT Rate 28.3% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 26.8% 17.5%
DRB% 73.5% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 19.4%

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