The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Kansas Jayhawks
62 – 60
FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread KU -8.0 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +2 122 Won
Massey KU -6.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 130.2 (-8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -5.9 (-3.9) 133.2 (-11.2) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -6.9 (-4.9) 129.9 (-7.9) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -6.3 (-4.3) 131.8 (-9.8) 73% ✓
Baseline ML KU -6.6 (-4.6) 131.6 (-9.6) 72% ✓

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
Jan 27, 2024 ISU 79 – 75 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU ISU
Overall 28-8 19-14
Conference 13-5 9-9
Home 15-1 13-3
Away 7-4 3-8
Neutral 6-3 3-3
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.4 67.6
Avg Pts Against 68.1 62.6
Massey 16.8 (#6) 14.6 (#12)
Bradley-Terry 4.06 (#1) 3.16 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.74 (#3) 3.59 (#10)
RPI 0.684 (#1) 0.616 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors KU ISU
FG% 47.2% 46.9%
3PT% 38.1% 35.4%
REB / G 37.9 33.3
OREB / G 11.1 11.5
AST / TO 1.46 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 52.7%
TOV% 17.1% 19.2%
ORB% 31.8% 34.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 16.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 29.7%
DRB% 72.3% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 26.2%

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