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Big 12 Conference · Gallagher-Iba Arena · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 158.5 Under
Money OKST +260 / KU -325
Model Predictions
Spread Total OKST win
Actual KU +12 150 Lost
Massey KU -7.6 (-4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 158.0 (-8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -5.2 (-6.8) 150.0 (+0.0) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -4.9 (-7.1) 151.8 (-1.8) 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -5.1 (-6.9) 152.2 (-2.2) 29% ✓
Baseline ML KU -5.3 (-6.7) 150.2 (-0.2) 30% ✓

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 22, 2025 KU 96 – 64 OKST
Jan 31, 2024 KU 83 – 54 OKST
Jan 17, 2024 KU 90 – 66 OKST
Feb 15, 2023 KU 87 – 76 OKST
Dec 31, 2022 KU 69 – 67 OKST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OKST KU
Overall 20-15 24-11
Conference 6-12 12-6
Home 15-6 13-2
Away 3-7 5-6
Neutral 2-2 6-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.9 75.1
Avg Pts Against 83.2 69.1
Massey 9.1 (#65) 19.6 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 2.01 (#51) 3.75 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#51) 4.45 (#14)
RPI 0.551 (#73) 0.659 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors OKST KU
FG% 46.8% 47.1%
3PT% 34.7% 35.4%
REB / G 37.7 38.8
OREB / G 11.0 9.4
AST / TO 1.25 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 53.5%
TOV% 16.3% 15.3%
ORB% 30.3% 28.7%
FT Rate 28.7% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 13.7%
DRB% 69.7% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 16.7%

Game Analysis

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