Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
(4) Kansas Jayhawks
65 67
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) St. John's Red Storm
Viejas Arena (Neutral) · March 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money KU +145 / SJU -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual SJU +2 132 Lost
Massey SJU -1.7 (-0.3)
Massey Totals 144.4 (-12.4)
Bradley-Terry 53%
Weighted B-T 47%
Baseline Plus ML SJU -0.4 (-1.6) 141.1 (-9.1) 39%
Model 4 ML SJU -0.5 (-1.5) 144.5 (-12.5) 38%
Model 3 ML SJU -1.6 (-0.4) 139.6 (-7.6) 43%
Baseline ML SJU -2.0 (-0.0) 137.2 (-5.2) 34%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 4, 2021 KU 9575 SJU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU SJU
Overall 24-11 30-7
Conference 12-6 18-2
Home 13-2 18-2
Away 5-6 9-1
Neutral 6-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 80.9
Avg Pts Against 69.1 69.6
Massey 17.8 (#21) 19.4 (#17)
Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#14) 3.32 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.02 (#18) 4.12 (#16)
RPI 0.626 (#10) 0.624 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors KU SJU
FG% 45.2% 45.4%
3PT% 34.6% 33.3%
REB / G 38.9 38.8
OREB / G 10.1 13.1
AST / TO 1.33 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 51.1%
TOV% 15.4% 14.7%
ORB% 29.3% 35.9%
FT Rate 24.8% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 19.1%
DRB% 69.9% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 22.4%

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