Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Kansas Jayhawks
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FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money KU +142 / ISU -170
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +21 147 Won
Massey ISU -4.5 (+25.5)
Massey Totals 152.3 (-5.3)
Bradley-Terry 9%
Weighted B-T 1%
Efficiency Plus ML ISU -1.5 (+22.5) 148.6 (-1.6) 37%
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -2.6 (+23.6) 145.4 (+1.6) 32%
Baseline ML ISU -2.2 (+23.2) 146.7 (+0.3) 33%
Baseline Plus ML ISU -2.6 (+23.6) 146.8 (+0.2) 33%

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
Feb 4, 2025 KU 6952 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 24-11 29-8
Conference 12-6 12-6
Home 13-2 16-1
Away 5-6 5-5
Neutral 6-3 8-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 82.0
Avg Pts Against 69.1 65.6
Massey 16.8 (#27) 24.9 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#29) 5.67 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.59 (#31) 8.64 (#1)
RPI 0.652 (#12) 0.648 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors KU ISU
FG% 46.7% 51.9%
3PT% 35.3% 40.8%
REB / G 39.4 37.1
OREB / G 9.6 12.2
AST / TO 1.40 1.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 59.1%
TOV% 15.6% 14.8%
ORB% 28.9% 37.6%
FT Rate 26.0% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 24.5%
DRB% 71.0% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 19.6%

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