And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Allen Fieldhouse · December 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread KU -24.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money KU -50000 / BRWN +3500
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +34 140 Won
Massey KU -19.4 (+14.6)
Massey Totals 144.8 (-4.8)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML KU -19.7 (+14.3) 144.1 (-4.1) 89%
Baseline ML KU -19.8 (+14.2) 142.8 (-2.8) 89%
Baseline Tuned ML KU -19.6 (+14.4) 143.2 (-3.2) 89%
Efficiency Plus ML KU -18.5 (+15.5) 144.1 (-4.1) 89%

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 BRWN
Overall 21-13 14-13
Conference 11-9 6-8
Home 14-3 8-6
Away 4-8 6-7
Neutral 3-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.1 71.2
Avg Pts Against 69.6 72.2
Massey 15.3 (#24) 0.2 (#153)
Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#12) 0.31 (#147)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.85 (#22) 0.34 (#144)
RPI 0.693 (#3) 0.480 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors KU BRWN
FG% 49.8% 46.7%
3PT% 35.4% 35.6%
REB / G 37.0 36.1
OREB / G 9.4 10.7
AST / TO 1.74 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 54.2%
TOV% 15.6% 17.4%
ORB% 28.5% 31.8%
FT Rate 14.4% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 17.9%
DRB% 76.5% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 19.8%

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