Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
(4) Kansas Jayhawks
93 89
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) Samford Bulldogs
Delta Center (Neutral) · March 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread KU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money KU -275 / SAM +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +4 182 Won
Massey KU -7.4 (-3.4)
Massey Totals 156.3 (+25.7)
Bradley-Terry 62%
Weighted B-T 71%
Baseline Plus ML KU -8.3 (-4.3) 156.1 (+25.9) 78%
Model 4 ML KU -7.6 (-3.6) 155.4 (+26.6) 78%
Model 3 ML KU -8.1 (-4.1) 151.7 (+30.3) 77%
Baseline ML KU -7.2 (-3.2) 151.6 (+30.4) 76%

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 SAM
Overall 23-11 29-6
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 15-1 18-0
Away 3-7 8-5
Neutral 4-3 3-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.3 84.5
Avg Pts Against 70.3 74.9
Massey 14.6 (#20) 7.2 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#17) 1.90 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.81 (#21) 1.92 (#62)
RPI 0.601 (#18) 0.592 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors KU SAM
FG% 48.5% 48.9%
3PT% 33.3% 39.3%
REB / G 35.6 35.4
OREB / G 8.0 10.2
AST / TO 1.61 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 56.9%
TOV% 16.5% 18.2%
ORB% 25.1% 30.2%
FT Rate 23.9% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 21.6%
DRB% 73.6% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 25.6%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.