Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Texas Longhorns
75 – 72 OT
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Frank Erwin Center · February 24, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -2.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money TEX -138 / KU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEX win
Actual TEX +3 147 Won
Massey TEX -2.2 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 141.4 (+5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -2.9 (+0.1) 140.7 (+6.3) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -2.1 (+0.9) 141.2 (+5.8) 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEX -3.0 (+0.0) 144.4 (+2.6) 67% ✓
Baseline ML TEX -2.9 (+0.1) 140.9 (+6.1) 71% ✓

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 TEX KU
Overall 19-8 21-9
Conference 11-6 12-6
Home 8-5 14-1
Away 6-2 4-6
Neutral 5-1 3-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.8 70.1
Avg Pts Against 65.8 65.2
Massey 13.5 (#27) 13.7 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#14) 2.97 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.73 (#11) 3.34 (#18)
RPI 0.611 (#20) 0.612 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors TEX KU
FG% 45.2% 43.5%
3PT% 35.0% 34.1%
REB / G 39.5 37.9
OREB / G 11.5 11.6
AST / TO 0.96 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 49.7%
TOV% 19.3% 17.7%
ORB% 31.6% 32.0%
FT Rate 22.5% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 20.1%
DRB% 73.0% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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