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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Kansas · #8 · B12 · 0–0Ohio St. · #26 · B10 · 0–0Sat, Dec 19 · 12:00 PM ETCBSMadison Square Garden · New York, NY
Model line
Kansas −3.4
Win probability
Kansas 64%
Projected tempo
70.5
possessions
Site
Neutral
64%Win probability36%

The model makes Kansas a 3.4-point favorite, winning about 64 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Kansas offense vs Ohio St. defense

Kansas OStatOhio St. D
68.3#186Tempo#28066.4
51.3#182eFG%#11250.2
15.4#98TOV%#24715.6
29.3#225ORB%#16030.0
32.2#255FT rate#17134.7
8.2#70Block%#3117.0
52.7#170Assist%#21053.3
51.0#2122P%#18951.9
34.6#1423P%#6231.9
76.9#35FT%—
35.5#2593PA rate#15240.3

Ohio St. offense vs Kansas defense

Ohio St. OStatKansas D
66.4#280Tempo#18668.3
56.2#21eFG%#245.1
15.3#88TOV%#33913.9
30.4#186ORB%#16330.1
37.2#124FT rate#3027.7
8.9#139Block%#715.3
52.6#175Assist%#5347.3
58.0#232P%#344.5
35.7#753P%#2230.5
77.7#23FT%—
40.1#1703PA rate#10841.5

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Kansas

Sun, Mar 22NSt. John's25L 65–67
Fri, Mar 20NCal Baptist216W 68–60
Fri, Mar 13NHouston4L 47–69
Thu, Mar 12NTCU50W 78–73
Sat, Mar 7HKansas St.96W 104–85

Ohio St.

Thu, Mar 19NTCU50L 64–66
Fri, Mar 13NMichigan24L 67–71
Thu, Mar 12NIowa41W 72–69
Sat, Mar 7HIndiana37W 91–78
Wed, Mar 4APenn St.90W 94–62