I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Kansas State Wildcats
75 – 70 OT
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Bramlage Coliseum · February 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread KU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money KSU +138 / KU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total KSU win
Actual KSU +5 145 Won
Massey KU -5.2 (+10.2) — —
Massey Totals — 144.8 (+0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✗
Baseline Plus ML KU -3.1 (+8.1) 142.9 (+2.1) 43% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -1.9 (+6.9) 141.0 (+4.0) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML KU -4.0 (+9.0) 142.4 (+2.6) 33% ✗
Baseline ML KU -4.3 (+9.3) 142.6 (+2.4) 36% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 KU 104 – 85 KSU
Jan 25, 2026 KU 86 – 62 KSU
Feb 8, 2025 KSU 81 – 73 KU
Jan 18, 2025 KU 84 – 74 KSU
Mar 6, 2024 KU 90 – 68 KSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KSU KU
Overall 19-15 23-11
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 14-3 15-1
Away 2-9 3-7
Neutral 3-3 4-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 75.3
Avg Pts Against 71.1 70.3
Massey 7.6 (#74) 16.2 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#75) 2.89 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#83) 3.53 (#7)
RPI 0.559 (#86) 0.648 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors KSU KU
FG% 43.3% 51.1%
3PT% 31.1% 37.3%
REB / G 37.3 36.9
OREB / G 12.0 8.4
AST / TO 0.96 1.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 56.8%
TOV% 21.3% 17.1%
ORB% 34.6% 27.5%
FT Rate 25.8% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 16.7%
DRB% 67.7% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 18.6%

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