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Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · February 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread KU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money KU -250 / OKST +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +12 144 Won
Massey KU -4.0 (+8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (-1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML KU -4.1 (+7.9) 144.4 (-0.4) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -3.1 (+8.9) 142.3 (+1.7) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -4.1 (+7.9) 146.6 (-2.6) 69% ✓
Baseline ML KU -3.8 (+8.2) 145.0 (-1.0) 68% ✓

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 19, 2026 KU 81 – 69 OKST
Feb 22, 2025 KU 96 – 64 OKST
Jan 31, 2024 KU 83 – 54 OKST
Jan 17, 2024 KU 90 – 66 OKST
Feb 15, 2023 KU 87 – 76 OKST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU OKST
Overall 21-9 21-9
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 14-1 10-3
Away 4-6 8-4
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.1 76.6
Avg Pts Against 65.2 72.7
Massey 12.0 (#33) 10.6 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 2.76 (#13) 2.72 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.15 (#25) 3.77 (#9)
RPI 0.601 (#26) 0.604 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors KU OKST
FG% 43.6% 46.2%
3PT% 34.3% 34.3%
REB / G 37.3 40.0
OREB / G 11.6 11.8
AST / TO 1.09 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 51.5%
TOV% 18.1% 20.8%
ORB% 32.0% 32.6%
FT Rate 21.4% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 19.3%
DRB% 73.2% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 20.4%

Game Analysis

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