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(1) Kansas Jayhawks
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(8) Arkansas Razorbacks
Wells Fargo Arena (Neutral) · March 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread KU -4.0 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money KU -190 / ARK +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual ARK +1 143 Lost
Massey KU -2.8 (-3.8)
Massey Totals 143.1 (-0.1)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 82%
Baseline ML KU -4.3 (-5.3) 143.7 (-0.7) 55%
Model 3 ML KU -3.7 (-4.7) 143.1 (-0.1) 68%
Model 4 ML KU -4.8 (-5.8) 142.8 (+0.2) 67%
Baseline Plus ML KU -5.0 (-6.0) 144.4 (-1.4) 70%

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 20, 2025 ARK 7972 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU ARK
Overall 28-8 22-14
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 15-1 14-3
Away 7-4 2-8
Neutral 6-3 6-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 74.1
Avg Pts Against 68.1 67.9
Massey 16.7 (#8) 13.8 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#3) 2.00 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.97 (#4) 2.49 (#34)
RPI 0.641 (#2) 0.588 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors KU ARK
FG% 46.7% 47.2%
3PT% 34.6% 31.6%
REB / G 36.1 35.4
OREB / G 9.9 10.1
AST / TO 1.34 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 51.6%
TOV% 17.5% 18.2%
ORB% 28.8% 30.3%
FT Rate 21.1% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 20.4%
DRB% 71.6% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 27.9%

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