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Kansas State Wildcats
90 – 74
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Bramlage Coliseum · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -3.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money KSU +150 / BAY -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total KSU win
Actual KSU +16 164 Won
Massey BAY -4.1 (+20.1) — —
Massey Totals — 167.7 (-3.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BAY -4.1 (+20.1) 158.1 (+5.9) 37% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -2.9 (+18.9) 157.9 (+6.1) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -2.6 (+18.6) 157.0 (+7.0) 38% ✗
Baseline ML BAY -2.8 (+18.8) 156.5 (+7.5) 39% ✗

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 12, 2025 BAY 70 – 56 KSU
Jan 23, 2025 BAY 70 – 62 KSU
Jan 17, 2024 KSU 68 – 64 BAY
Feb 22, 2023 KSU 75 – 65 BAY
Jan 7, 2023 KSU 97 – 95 BAY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KSU BAY
Overall 12-20 17-17
Conference 3-15 6-12
Home 10-8 11-6
Away 1-10 3-7
Neutral 1-2 3-4
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.6 80.4
Avg Pts Against 81.8 76.9
Massey 6.1 (#93) 13.1 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#92) 1.71 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.04 (#94) 2.51 (#54)
RPI 0.511 (#154) 0.546 (#82)
Shooting & Four Factors KSU BAY
FG% 45.7% 46.7%
3PT% 36.4% 35.4%
REB / G 34.8 37.2
OREB / G 11.2 12.8
AST / TO 1.39 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 53.7%
TOV% 17.4% 16.5%
ORB% 31.2% 37.3%
FT Rate 18.4% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 15.8%
DRB% 66.4% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 22.4%

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