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Kansas Jayhawks
80 – 62
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Allen Fieldhouse · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money KU -360 / BAY +285
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +18 142 Won
Massey KU -8.0 (+10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 160.3 (-18.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -7.5 (+10.5) 153.8 (-11.8) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -7.8 (+10.2) 152.5 (-10.5) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KU -7.0 (+11.0) 154.5 (-12.5) 81% ✓
Baseline ML KU -7.0 (+11.0) 154.3 (-12.3) 79% ✓

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 1, 2025 BAY 81 – 70 KU
Mar 2, 2024 BAY 82 – 74 KU
Feb 10, 2024 KU 64 – 61 BAY
Feb 18, 2023 KU 87 – 71 BAY
Jan 24, 2023 BAY 75 – 69 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU BAY
Overall 24-11 17-17
Conference 12-6 6-12
Home 13-2 11-6
Away 5-6 3-7
Neutral 6-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 80.4
Avg Pts Against 69.1 76.9
Massey 18.4 (#17) 13.8 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 3.19 (#18) 1.99 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.22 (#20) 2.91 (#48)
RPI 0.666 (#10) 0.554 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors KU BAY
FG% 46.9% 47.9%
3PT% 36.2% 36.7%
REB / G 39.3 39.6
OREB / G 9.7 14.1
AST / TO 1.42 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 55.0%
TOV% 15.5% 16.2%
ORB% 29.3% 40.5%
FT Rate 25.4% 28.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 16.2%
DRB% 70.3% 65.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 19.4%

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