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Kansas Jayhawks
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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%
Efficiency Plus ML KU -7.8 (+10.2) 152.5 (-10.5) 74%
Baseline Tuned ML KU -7.5 (+10.5) 153.8 (-11.8) 79%
Baseline ML KU -7.0 (+11.0) 154.3 (-12.3) 79%
Baseline Plus ML KU -7.0 (+11.0) 154.5 (-12.5) 81%

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 8170 KU
Mar 2, 2024 BAY 8274 KU
Feb 10, 2024 KU 6461 BAY
Feb 18, 2023 KU 8771 BAY
Jan 24, 2023 BAY 7569 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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