I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Kansas Jayhawks
68 84
FINAL Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money KU -520 / CIN +390
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual CIN +16 152 Lost
Massey KU -11.7 (-27.7)
Massey Totals 135.1 (+16.9)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 94%
Efficiency Plus ML KU -10.8 (-26.8) 140.9 (+11.1) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML KU -10.4 (-26.4) 134.7 (+17.3) 85%
Baseline ML KU -10.5 (-26.5) 135.2 (+16.8) 87%
Baseline Plus ML KU -10.4 (-26.4) 137.7 (+14.3) 85%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 11, 2025 KU 5440 CIN
Mar 14, 2024 CIN 7252 KU
Jan 23, 2024 KU 7469 CIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU CIN
Overall 24-11 18-15
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 13-2 15-3
Away 5-6 2-8
Neutral 6-3 1-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 73.1
Avg Pts Against 69.1 67.6
Massey 19.8 (#15) 11.0 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 3.77 (#11) 1.46 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.46 (#14) 2.25 (#58)
RPI 0.662 (#4) 0.534 (#104)
Shooting & Four Factors KU CIN
FG% 47.1% 42.8%
3PT% 35.8% 32.2%
REB / G 38.9 37.1
OREB / G 9.5 11.0
AST / TO 1.42 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 49.8%
TOV% 15.4% 17.4%
ORB% 28.8% 30.4%
FT Rate 25.6% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 18.9%
DRB% 70.2% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.0% 20.7%

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