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Kansas Jayhawks
69 52
FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · February 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money KU -150 / ISU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +17 121 Won
Massey KU -2.4 (+14.6)
Massey Totals 148.0 (-27.0)
Bradley-Terry 56%
Weighted B-T 64%
Efficiency Plus ML KU -4.7 (+12.3) 147.9 (-26.9) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML KU -3.7 (+13.3) 149.6 (-28.6) 66%
Baseline ML KU -3.1 (+13.9) 151.0 (-30.0) 71%
Baseline Plus ML KU -3.2 (+13.8) 148.8 (-27.8) 73%

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 14, 2026 ISU 7456 KU
Jan 14, 2026 KU 8463 ISU
Jan 16, 2025 ISU 7457 KU
Jan 27, 2024 ISU 7975 KU
Mar 11, 2023 KU 7158 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU ISU
Overall 21-13 25-10
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 4-8 6-5
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 80.3
Avg Pts Against 69.6 68.3
Massey 18.9 (#13) 19.8 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.89 (#19) 3.22 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.69 (#22) 3.78 (#19)
RPI 0.643 (#9) 0.622 (#23)
Shooting & Four Factors KU ISU
FG% 47.7% 48.6%
3PT% 33.9% 35.1%
REB / G 39.0 37.0
OREB / G 10.7 11.1
AST / TO 1.60 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 54.7%
TOV% 16.0% 15.7%
ORB% 31.1% 33.6%
FT Rate 17.2% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.3% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 22.1%
DRB% 73.3% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 20.0%

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