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4 years 3 months ago #24783 by asteroid
All together now:  I HATE THESE EARLY TIPS!!!

I'll prepare as much of this summary as I can the day before, and
fill in the missing details shortly before the game.

Especially annoying was that Dunkel had the predictions for Baylor's
late game up last night, while I had to wait until this morning for
the Kansas early game predictions.  Silly me for thinking that
Dunkel had decided to post predictions chronologically from earliest
to latest.   Instead, he just started earlier this time, leaving
more than just 10 minutes, as he did for the Villanova game, but
posted the latest games first.

Sagarin Predictor gives Kansas a 9.4 point margin in today's game
against TCU.  Five times this season, the Horned Frogs played more
than 9.4 points above expectation, though only two of those were
conference games, and one just barely exceeds 9.4 points.  Meanwhile,
Kansas has played more than 9.4 points below expectation only once,
that infamous Baylor home game.  Although Kansas and TCU have played
a combined 44 games, each has one non-Division I opponent, for which
we have no above/below expectation value, so we're looking at six
chances out of 42 for Kansas to lose the game, corresponding to a
14 percent probability of losing.  TCU has played four consecutive
below expectation games and six out of seven, while Kansas has played
two consecutive below expectation games and three out of four.

The average of the various prognostications is 9.9 points.  Sagarin's
eigenvector analysis is the most optimistic at 14.0 points, followed
closely by Colley at 13.5 points, then Sagarin Recent Games at 12.8
points, then common opponents at 12.7 points.  The most pessimistic
is Dunkel at just 4 points, then RealTimeRPI at 7 points (recall that
RealTime uses a large home court advantage), then Greenfield at 7.5
points.  Greenfield was at 8.5 points last night.  Don't know why
that changed, unless Greenfield tracks the wagering.

Both teams have negative trends, but the significance is only marginal.
Both teams have negative mental toughness ratings, with TCU's being
quite significant.  Those ratings hurt Kansas by only about 1.4 points,
while they hurt TCU by about 4.9 points, so the Jayhawks gain about
3.5 points from those stats.

Greenfield Stats Comparison
===========================
Offensive Stats     TCU     KU       Defensive Stats     TCU     KU
Points/Game         67.0    74.9     Opp Points/Game     63.8    60.9
Avg Score Margin    +3.2   +14.0     Opp Effective FG %  48.8    43.5
Assists/Game        15.0    14.2     Off Rebounds/Gm     10.2     9.1
Total Rebounds/Gm   36.0    39.0     Def Rebounds/Gm     22.5    27.0
Effective FG %      49.9    54.2     Blocks/Game          4.5     5.1
Off Rebound %       31.2    30.3     Steals/Game          7.3     7.7
FTA/FGA            0.268   0.367     Personal Fouls/Gm   16.5    14.7
Turnover %          17.9    16.1

Kansas leads in twelve of the categories.  TCU has a slight edge in
assists per game, offensive rebound percentage, and offensive rebounds
per game.

Common Opponents
================
There are eight common opponents, all in the conference, one of which
Kansas has played twice (Texas) and one of which TCU has played twice
(Oklahoma State), giving us ten scores to compare:

KU  +26 ISU on road (+30 neutral)
TCU  +2 ISU at home ( -2 neutral)
KU  +28 TCU on road (+32 neutral)

KU  +21 KSU at home (+17 neutral)
TCU  +2 KSU on road ( +6 neutral)
KU   +7 TCU on road (+11 neutral)

KU  +15 OSU on road (+19 neutral)     KU  +15 OSU on road (+19 neutral)
TCU +12 OSU at home ( +8 neutral)     TCU -15 OSU on road (-11 neutral)
KU   +7 TCU on road (+11 neutral)     KU  +26 TCU on road (+30 neutral)

KU   +7 WVU at home ( +3 neutral)
TCU -32 WVU on road (-28 neutral)
KU  +27 TCU on road (+31 neutral)

KU  +14 OU  on road (+18 neutral)
TCU -20 OU  on road (-16 neutral)
KU  +30 TCU on road (+34 neutral)

KU   +3 TTU at home ( -1 neutral)
TCU +11 TTU at home ( +7 neutral)
KU  -12 TCU on road ( -8 neutral)

KU   +9 UT  on road (+13 neutral)     KU  +11 UT  at home ( +7 neutral)
TCU  -1 UT  at home ( -5 neutral)     TCU  -1 UT  at home ( -5 neutral)
KU  +14 TCU on road (+18 neutral)     KU   +8 TCU on road (+12 neutral)

KU  -12 BU  at home (-16 neutral)
TCU -16 BU  on road (-12 neutral)
KU   -8 TCU on road ( -4 neutral)

Eight of the comparisons favor Kansas, while two favor TCU (that damn
Baylor home game, worst performance of the season for Kansas, and Texas
Tech).  The average, however, favors Kansas by 12.7 points, with a
scatter of 15.1 points.

Players to Watch
================
most minutes       Desmond Bane (guard)
most points        Desmond Bane (guard)
most rebounds      Kevin Samuel (center)
most assists       Desmond Bane (guard)
most steals        Desmond Bane (guard)
most blocks        Kevin Samuel (center)
most turnovers     R. J. Nembhard (guard)
most fouls         Jaedon Ledee (forward)

Forward Mickey Pearson Jr. is redshirting.

The key would seem to be controlling Bane.  Expect Garrett to be defending him most
of the time.

                                                          19-3           13-9
                       Margin   Predicted   Win Prb      Kansas          TCU
Predictor              points     Score     percent   Rating   SOS   Rating   SOS 
====================   ======   =========   =======   ============   ============
Sagarin Overall        +10.63   68   57       82       #  1   #  1    # 79   # 51 
Sagarin Predictor       +9.36   67   58       82.1     #  2   #  1    # 67   # 51 
Sagarin Golden Mean     +9.22   67   58                #  2   #  1    # 66   # 51 
Sagarin Recent Games   +12.82   69   56                #  2   #  1    #110   # 51 
Sagarin Eigenvector    +13.95   69   55       87  
Massey                 +12.00   72   60       85       #  3   #  1    # 77   # 68
Pomeroy                 +9.58   66   57                #  1   #  1    # 78   # 51
Greenfield              +7.50   69   61.5              #  2   #  1    # 70   # 70
Dunkel                  +4.00   68   64                #  3           # 51                           
Vegas (via Dunkel)      +9.00   70   61                                          
Dolphin Predictive      +8.38   69   61       78.0     #  1   #  1    # 78   # 63
Real Time               +7.00   74   67       63.3     #  1   #  1    # 91   # 57 
Seven Overtimes         +9.00   71   62       83       #  1   #  3    #101   # 23
DPPI                    +8.60   70   62       80       #  3   #  1    # 71   # 42
ESPN BPI               +10.70                 85.0     #  2   #  5    # 93   # 73
Colley Matrix          +13.52                          #  1   #  1    # 64   # 40
NCAA NET                                               #  4           # 73
LRMC                                                   #  3   #  1    # 92   # 36
common opponents       +12.70                                     
====================   ======   =========   =======   ============   ============ 
average                 +9.9    69.2 60.0
scatter                  2.6     2.1  3.3  

Here is Kansas' season, for which the projected record remains at 26-5.
Amazingly, there are still no projected losses.  Toughest game would be the
road game with West Virginia, followed closely by the road game with Baylor.

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
NEUT   #  1 Duke                        66  68    -1.87    -0.13
HOME   # 82 NC Greensboro               74  62   +17.13    -5.13
HOME   #207 Monmouth-NJ                112  57   +27.16   +27.84
HOME   # 59 East Tennessee State(ETS    75  63   +15.01    -3.01
Div2        Chaminade                   93  63
NEUT   # 28 BYU                         71  56    +7.68    +7.32
NEUT   # 18 Dayton                      90  84    +6.41    -0.41
HOME   # 29 Colorado                    72  58   +11.14    +2.86
HOME   #243 Milwaukee                   95  68   +29.24    -2.24
NEUT   #234 Kansas City(UMKC)           98  57   +25.47   +15.53
AWAY   # 20 Villanova                   55  56    +3.36    -4.36
AWAY   # 62 Stanford                    72  56    +8.73    +7.27
HOME   #  5 West Virginia               60  53    +6.81    +0.19
AWAY   # 56 Iowa State                  79  53    +7.78   +18.22
HOME   #  6 Baylor                      55  67    +6.82   -18.82
AWAY   # 49 Oklahoma                    66  52    +6.97    +7.03
AWAY   # 51 Texas                       66  57    +7.13    +1.87
HOME   # 68 Kansas State                81  60   +16.00    +5.00
HOME   # 41 Tennessee                   74  68   +12.29    -6.29
AWAY   # 61 Oklahoma State              65  50    +8.70    +6.30
HOME   # 21 Texas Tech                  78  75    +9.88    -6.88
HOME   # 51 Texas                       69  58   +13.53    -2.53
AWAY   # 67 TCU                                   +9.36             0.821
AWAY   #  5 West Virginia                         +0.41             0.516
HOME   # 49 Oklahoma                             +13.37             0.923
HOME   # 56 Iowa State                           +14.18             0.917
AWAY   #  6 Baylor                                +0.42             0.519
HOME   # 61 Oklahoma State                       +15.10             0.876
AWAY   # 68 Kansas State                          +9.60             0.836
HOME   # 67 TCU                                  +15.76             0.939
AWAY   # 21 Texas Tech                            +3.48             0.629

Here is TCU's season:

SITE   OPPONENT                         SCORE    PREDIC    ERROR    PROB.
----   -----------------------------   -------   ------    -----    -----
Div3        Southwestern                83  62
HOME   #204 Louisiana                   98  65   +14.48   +18.52
HOME   #193 Air Force                   65  54   +13.54    -2.54
HOME   #105 UC Irvine                   59  58    +7.04    -6.04
NEUT   # 71 Clemson                     60  62    +0.47    -2.47
NEUT   #269 Wyoming                     64  47   +14.76    +2.24
HOME   #208 Illinois State              81  69   +14.64    -2.64
HOME   # 64 Southern California         78  80    +2.75    -4.75
HOME   #114 Winthrop                    70  60    +7.59    +2.41
HOME   #259 Lamar                       79  50   +17.35   +11.65
HOME   # 48 Xavier-Ohio                 59  67    +0.78    -8.78
HOME   #176 George Mason                87  53   +11.95   +22.05
HOME   # 56 Iowa State                  81  79    +1.62    +0.38
AWAY   # 68 Kansas State                59  57    -2.96    +4.96
HOME   # 61 Oklahoma State              52  40    +2.54    +9.46
AWAY   #  5 West Virginia               49  81   -12.15   -19.85
AWAY   # 49 Oklahoma                    63  83    -5.59   -14.41
HOME   # 21 Texas Tech                  65  54    -2.68   +13.68
AWAY   # 35 Arkansas                    67  78    -7.14    -3.86
HOME   # 51 Texas                       61  62    +0.97    -1.97
AWAY   #  6 Baylor                      52  68   -12.14    -3.86
AWAY   # 61 Oklahoma State              57  72    -3.86   -11.14
HOME   #  2 Kansas                                -9.36             0.179
AWAY   # 21 Texas Tech                            -9.08             0.201
HOME   # 68 Kansas State                          +3.44             0.633
AWAY   # 51 Texas                                 -5.43             0.306
HOME   #  5 West Virginia                         -5.75             0.295
AWAY   # 56 Iowa State                            -4.78             0.325
HOME   #  6 Baylor                                -5.74             0.267
AWAY   #  2 Kansas                               -15.76             0.061
HOME   # 49 Oklahoma                              +0.81             0.533
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