The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Kansas Jayhawks
59 – 84
FINAL Conference
Texas Longhorns
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread KU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Money KU -190 / TEX +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual TEX +25 143 Lost
Massey KU -4.4 (-29.4) — —
Massey Totals — 140.5 (+2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML KU -4.2 (-29.2) 139.9 (+3.1) 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -3.0 (-28.0) 138.0 (+5.0) 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML KU -0.4 (-25.4) 140.0 (+3.0) 65% ✗
Baseline ML KU -2.3 (-27.3) 138.9 (+4.1) 62% ✗

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 24, 2024 KU 86 – 67 TEX
Mar 11, 2023 TEX 76 – 56 KU
Mar 4, 2023 TEX 75 – 59 KU
Feb 7, 2023 KU 88 – 80 TEX
Mar 5, 2022 KU 70 – 63 TEX

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU TEX
Overall 21-9 19-8
Conference 12-6 11-6
Home 14-1 8-5
Away 4-6 6-2
Neutral 3-2 5-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.1 71.8
Avg Pts Against 65.2 65.8
Massey 13.3 (#23) 12.5 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 3.99 (#4) 2.80 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.65 (#6) 4.11 (#19)
RPI 0.636 (#21) 0.665 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors KU TEX
FG% 43.0% 44.3%
3PT% 38.5% 32.8%
REB / G 42.5 40.1
OREB / G 13.8 11.8
AST / TO 1.08 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 51.2%
TOV% 18.2% 19.5%
ORB% 36.3% 33.1%
FT Rate 23.3% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 42.1%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 18.6%
DRB% 73.2% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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