Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Allen Fieldhouse · December 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread KU -23.0 Home covered
O/U 142.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +37 167 Won
Massey KU -28.6 (+8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (+18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -25.5 (+11.5) 147.3 (+19.7) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -18.4 (+18.6) 145.2 (+21.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -22.9 (+14.1) 148.7 (+18.3) 91% ✓
Baseline ML KU -24.9 (+12.1) 148.7 (+18.3) 90% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 KU 80 – 60 MIZ
Dec 8, 2024 MIZ 76 – 67 KU
Dec 9, 2023 KU 73 – 64 MIZ
Dec 10, 2022 KU 95 – 67 MIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU MIZ
Overall 34-6 12-21
Conference 14-4 5-13
Home 19-1 8-8
Away 6-4 2-10
Neutral 9-1 2-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak W11 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 64.7
Avg Pts Against 67.2 70.8
Massey 17.7 (#9) -6.0 (#279)
Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#13) -0.67 (#236)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.11 (#4) -1.06 (#246)
RPI 0.646 (#18) 0.421 (#289)
Shooting & Four Factors KU MIZ
FG% 51.8% 40.3%
3PT% 35.2% 24.0%
REB / G 36.5 37.9
OREB / G 11.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.56 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.4% 44.3%
TOV% 15.7% 22.4%
ORB% 36.1% 34.9%
FT Rate 20.4% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 21.4%
DRB% 73.8% 77.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 17.2%

Game Analysis

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