Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Iona Gaels
83 – 96
FINAL Neutral ESPN Events Invitational
Kansas Jayhawks
HP Field House (Neutral) · November 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread KU -14.0 Home covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total IONA win
Actual KU +13 179 Lost
Massey KU -6.4 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 152.7 (+26.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -4.4 (-8.6) 147.5 (+31.5) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -3.1 (-9.9) 147.7 (+31.3) 37% ✓
Baseline ML KU -2.9 (-10.1) 147.1 (+31.9) 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -4.2 (-8.8) 149.0 (+30.0) 36% ✓

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 IONA KU
Overall 25-8 34-6
Conference 17-3 14-4
Home 13-0 19-1
Away 7-5 6-4
Neutral 5-3 9-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 W11
Avg Pts For 75.2 78.2
Avg Pts Against 68.6 67.2
Massey 5.2 (#88) 11.6 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 2.37 (#28) 0.67 (#132)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.14 (#41) 3.52 (#31)
RPI 0.624 (#34) 0.520 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors IONA KU
FG% 41.7% 51.5%
3PT% 30.5% 35.7%
REB / G 38.7 33.8
OREB / G 10.6 9.6
AST / TO 1.11 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 57.3%
TOV% 17.8% 14.6%
ORB% 29.1% 30.4%
FT Rate 30.2% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.1% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 19.9%
DRB% 76.4% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 15.6%

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