And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Kansas State Wildcats
73 – 82
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
Big 12 Conference · Bramlage Coliseum · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 170.5 Under
Money KSU -162 / UCF +136
Model Predictions
Spread Total KSU win
Actual UCF +9 155 Lost
Massey KSU -1.0 (-10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 170.6 (-15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KSU -0.9 (-9.9) 161.0 (-6.0) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KSU -1.1 (-10.1) 158.7 (-3.7) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML KSU -0.0 (-9.0) 159.5 (-4.5) 48% ✓
Baseline ML UCF -0.2 (-8.8) 159.5 (-4.5) 55% ✗

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 27, 2025 UCF 80 – 76 KSU
Jan 6, 2024 KSU 77 – 52 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KSU UCF
Overall 12-20 21-12
Conference 3-15 9-9
Home 10-8 14-5
Away 1-10 5-5
Neutral 1-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 79.6 80.7
Avg Pts Against 81.8 78.4
Massey 9.4 (#64) 11.9 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#74) 3.27 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#75) 4.03 (#22)
RPI 0.554 (#82) 0.638 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors KSU UCF
FG% 47.1% 48.8%
3PT% 37.4% 37.5%
REB / G 37.2 39.6
OREB / G 12.1 13.7
AST / TO 1.46 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 55.4%
TOV% 16.9% 16.2%
ORB% 33.6% 38.9%
FT Rate 22.2% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.4%
DRB% 67.6% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 26.9%

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