I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Iowa State Cyclones
74 – 57
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money ISU -240 / KU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +17 131 Won
Massey ISU -4.1 (+12.9) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (-13.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -6.3 (+10.7) 143.8 (-12.8) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -5.7 (+11.3) 139.8 (-8.8) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -4.9 (+12.1) 138.3 (-7.3) 68% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -5.3 (+11.7) 140.0 (-9.0) 73% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 ISU 74 – 56 KU
Jan 14, 2026 KU 84 – 63 ISU
Feb 4, 2025 KU 69 – 52 ISU
Jan 27, 2024 ISU 79 – 75 KU
Mar 11, 2023 KU 71 – 58 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU KU
Overall 25-10 21-13
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 6-5 4-8
Neutral 4-3 3-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.3 76.1
Avg Pts Against 68.3 69.6
Massey 21.1 (#6) 20.8 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 4.54 (#3) 3.54 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.14 (#2) 4.68 (#12)
RPI 0.643 (#16) 0.683 (#4)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU KU
FG% 50.1% 47.8%
3PT% 34.7% 33.1%
REB / G 36.9 39.9
OREB / G 11.3 10.9
AST / TO 1.68 1.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 53.3%
TOV% 14.1% 14.7%
ORB% 34.4% 31.6%
FT Rate 30.5% 15.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 42.6%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 17.6%
DRB% 71.7% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 20.3%

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