I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Kansas State Wildcats
41 – 59
FINAL Conference Sunflower Showdown
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Bramlage Coliseum · February 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread KU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money KSU +750 / KU -900
Model Predictions
Spread Total KSU win
Actual KU +18 100 Lost
Massey KU -14.2 (-3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 135.8 (-35.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -12.2 (-5.8) 136.7 (-36.7) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -11.7 (-6.3) 134.3 (-34.3) 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -13.0 (-5.0) 137.0 (-37.0) 13% ✓
Baseline ML KU -13.1 (-4.9) 137.9 (-37.9) 14% ✓

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 104 – 85 KSU
Jan 25, 2026 KU 86 – 62 KSU
Feb 8, 2025 KSU 81 – 73 KU
Jan 18, 2025 KU 84 – 74 KSU
Mar 6, 2024 KU 90 – 68 KSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KSU KU
Overall 9-20 21-9
Conference 4-14 12-6
Home 6-12 14-1
Away 2-7 4-6
Neutral 1-1 3-2
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 61.6 70.1
Avg Pts Against 69.9 65.2
Massey -3.5 (#225) 13.2 (#26)
Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#226) 2.91 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.01 (#233) 3.31 (#22)
RPI 0.456 (#241) 0.601 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors KSU KU
FG% 42.0% 43.6%
3PT% 30.9% 34.7%
REB / G 32.6 38.0
OREB / G 10.0 11.8
AST / TO 0.90 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 49.9%
TOV% 22.5% 17.8%
ORB% 29.8% 32.3%
FT Rate 18.3% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.3% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 20.0%
DRB% 72.1% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 19.9%

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