Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Kansas Jayhawks
86 92 2OT
FINAL Conference
Houston Cougars
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Over
Money KU -110 / HOU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual HOU +6 178 Lost
Massey HOU -1.9 (-4.1)
Massey Totals 125.0 (+53.0)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 77%
Baseline Plus ML KU -0.1 (-6.1) 129.3 (+48.7) 39%
Model 4 ML HOU -0.7 (-5.3) 125.9 (+52.1) 45%
Model 3 ML HOU -0.1 (-5.9) 127.1 (+50.9) 48%
Baseline ML KU -1.1 (-7.1) 130.4 (+47.6) 50%

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 14, 2026 HOU 6947 KU
Feb 24, 2026 KU 6956 HOU
Mar 4, 2025 HOU 6559 KU
Mar 9, 2024 HOU 7646 KU
Feb 3, 2024 KU 7865 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU HOU
Overall 21-13 35-5
Conference 11-9 19-1
Home 14-3 16-1
Away 4-8 10-0
Neutral 3-2 9-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 73.7
Avg Pts Against 69.6 58.6
Massey 20.1 (#9) 25.3 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 3.34 (#13) 3.05 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.35 (#10) 3.87 (#22)
RPI 0.672 (#4) 0.635 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors KU HOU
FG% 48.2% 45.8%
3PT% 33.3% 39.9%
REB / G 38.9 37.9
OREB / G 10.7 13.3
AST / TO 1.67 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 52.8%
TOV% 15.9% 14.0%
ORB% 31.8% 38.3%
FT Rate 15.2% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.3% 41.8%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 23.6%
DRB% 73.7% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 22.8%

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