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Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money KU -1800 / KSU +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +10 158 Won
Massey KU -20.5 (-10.5)
Massey Totals 140.9 (+17.1)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML KU -15.0 (-5.0) 141.8 (+16.2) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML KU -16.7 (-6.7) 137.4 (+20.6) 90%
Baseline ML KU -18.0 (-8.0) 137.8 (+20.2) 89%
Baseline Plus ML KU -17.2 (-7.2) 138.9 (+19.1) 89%

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 7, 2026 KU 10485 KSU
Jan 25, 2026 KU 8662 KSU
Feb 8, 2025 KSU 8173 KU
Mar 6, 2024 KU 9068 KSU
Feb 6, 2024 KSU 7570 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU KSU
Overall 21-13 16-17
Conference 11-9 9-11
Home 14-3 10-5
Away 4-8 3-9
Neutral 3-2 3-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 70.8
Avg Pts Against 69.6 69.6
Massey 20.1 (#9) 3.3 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 3.40 (#13) 0.27 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.50 (#10) 0.64 (#124)
RPI 0.681 (#4) 0.511 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors KU KSU
FG% 47.4% 45.0%
3PT% 33.0% 34.1%
REB / G 39.5 33.9
OREB / G 10.8 10.7
AST / TO 1.72 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 52.3%
TOV% 15.3% 18.5%
ORB% 31.0% 31.1%
FT Rate 14.5% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.9% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 18.5%
DRB% 74.7% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 19.6%

Game Analysis

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