And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Kansas Jayhawks
62 – 80
FINAL SEC/Big 12 Challenge
Kentucky Wildcats
Allen Fieldhouse · January 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread KU -5.0 Away covered
O/U 151.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual UK +18 142 Lost
Massey KU -2.8 (-20.8) — —
Massey Totals — 158.9 (-16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -4.1 (-22.1) 151.1 (-9.1) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML KU -5.9 (-23.9) 160.2 (-18.2) 72% ✗
Baseline ML KU -6.0 (-24.0) 156.2 (-14.2) 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML KU -5.5 (-23.5) 155.8 (-13.8) 74% ✗

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 15, 2023 KU 89 – 84 UK
Jan 29, 2023 KU 77 – 68 UK
Dec 2, 2020 KU 65 – 62 UK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU UK
Overall 34-6 26-8
Conference 14-4 14-4
Home 19-1 18-0
Away 6-4 6-5
Neutral 9-1 2-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak W11 L2
Avg Pts For 78.2 79.4
Avg Pts Against 67.2 66.6
Massey 18.6 (#9) 19.2 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 3.89 (#4) 2.77 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.23 (#1) 3.64 (#19)
RPI 0.688 (#1) 0.613 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors KU UK
FG% 49.3% 49.7%
3PT% 36.6% 34.9%
REB / G 37.3 41.7
OREB / G 11.8 13.4
AST / TO 1.31 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 54.7%
TOV% 17.7% 17.1%
ORB% 35.9% 39.2%
FT Rate 22.2% 18.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 18.2%
DRB% 72.3% 77.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 16.9%

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