Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
(1) Kansas Jayhawks
96 68
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(16) Howard Bison
Wells Fargo Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread KU -21.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money KU -10000 / HOW +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +28 164 Won
Massey KU -19.0 (+9.0)
Massey Totals 144.4 (+19.6)
Bradley-Terry 96%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML KU -17.2 (+10.8) 143.1 (+20.9) 89%
Model 4 ML KU -19.1 (+8.9) 143.9 (+20.1) 90%
Model 3 ML KU -17.2 (+10.8) 143.5 (+20.5) 90%
Baseline ML KU -17.9 (+10.1) 141.2 (+22.8) 89%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 5, 2024 KU 8757 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU HOW
Overall 28-8 22-13
Conference 13-5 11-3
Home 15-1 12-2
Away 7-4 6-8
Neutral 6-3 4-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 73.4
Avg Pts Against 68.1 73.3
Massey 16.4 (#9) -2.6 (#218)
Bradley-Terry 3.40 (#3) 0.11 (#163)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.99 (#5) -0.24 (#186)
RPI 0.640 (#2) 0.514 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors KU HOW
FG% 46.6% 45.3%
3PT% 34.4% 37.2%
REB / G 35.9 35.6
OREB / G 9.7 11.5
AST / TO 1.33 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 52.0%
TOV% 17.5% 22.8%
ORB% 28.4% 33.8%
FT Rate 21.3% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 20.8%
DRB% 71.7% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 24.0%

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