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(2) Iowa State Cyclones
82 – 63
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(7) Kentucky Wildcats
Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money ISU -238 / UK +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +19 145 Won
Massey ISU -7.3 (+11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (-2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -7.4 (+11.6) 145.2 (-0.2) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -5.8 (+13.2) 145.4 (-0.4) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -6.4 (+12.6) 145.9 (-0.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -7.4 (+11.6) 146.6 (-1.6) 71% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU UK
Overall 29-8 22-14
Conference 12-6 10-8
Home 16-1 14-4
Away 5-5 4-6
Neutral 8-2 4-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 82.0 80.5
Avg Pts Against 65.6 74.3
Massey 24.3 (#5) 17.0 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 3.72 (#7) 2.69 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.51 (#10) 3.47 (#27)
RPI 0.612 (#21) 0.581 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU UK
FG% 49.1% 46.6%
3PT% 38.9% 34.2%
REB / G 35.8 37.6
OREB / G 12.0 11.9
AST / TO 1.69 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.6% 53.3%
TOV% 15.0% 15.0%
ORB% 35.8% 33.5%
FT Rate 23.1% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 15.7%
DRB% 71.8% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 26.6%

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