I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Kansas Jayhawks
104 – 100 OT
FINAL Conference
TCU Horned Frogs
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money KU -298 / TCU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +4 204 Won
Massey KU -9.6 (-5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 140.0 (+64.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -8.2 (-4.2) 137.3 (+66.7) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -9.2 (-5.2) 139.9 (+64.1) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -9.0 (-5.0) 135.8 (+68.2) 79% ✓
Baseline ML KU -8.6 (-4.6) 136.1 (+67.9) 80% ✓

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 13, 2026 KU 78 – 73 TCU
Jan 23, 2025 KU 74 – 61 TCU
Jan 6, 2024 KU 83 – 81 TCU
Feb 21, 2023 KU 63 – 58 TCU
Jan 21, 2023 TCU 83 – 60 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU TCU
Overall 24-11 23-12
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 13-2 14-5
Away 5-6 5-5
Neutral 6-3 4-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 77.4
Avg Pts Against 69.1 72.1
Massey 17.8 (#17) 12.0 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 3.07 (#22) 1.77 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.32 (#23) 3.03 (#39)
RPI 0.657 (#14) 0.520 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors KU TCU
FG% 46.5% 46.2%
3PT% 35.5% 34.2%
REB / G 40.1 36.4
OREB / G 9.6 11.9
AST / TO 1.41 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 52.7%
TOV% 16.0% 15.9%
ORB% 29.3% 35.1%
FT Rate 24.4% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.5% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 13.5% 21.7%
DRB% 71.7% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 19.8%

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