By the Numbers: Iowa St. at Kansas

The Jayhawks are favored big-time, but obviously Iowa State has been able to hang with KU this season. Just a few weeks ago, it took overtime to put the Cyclones away, and that was with all KU starters healthy. Let’s see what the numbers say about this game.

	Kansas	Iowa State
Talent Indicators
Div I Records	24-4	13-3
AP Rank	6	NR
Pomeroy Rating (Updated daily)	2	124
Consensus Ranking (Updated periodically - avg several computer ratings and polls)	7	124
RPI	14	135
Best opponents defeated this season (Ranking from Pomeroy)	vs Florida (# 4) W 82-80 (OT) vs Boston College (# 34) W 84-66	vs Oklahoma (# 28) W 58-51 @ Missouri (# 44) W 66-65
Predictions This section gives you a flavor of what different prediction techniques indicate for this game.
Vegas Oddsmakers	Win by 22 Projection: 76-54
Prediction Tracker  (Average of several power ratings)	Win by 22
Sagarin Power Ratings (Predictor)	Win by 24.7
Pomeroy (Efficiency and Tempo-Adjusted)	Win 74-51 99% chance of victory
Last 10 Games (Uses team performance and consistency over last 7 home/non-home games, whichever pertains to this game + 3 other most recent games regardless of location.  If 7 venue-appropriate games not available, fewer than 10 total games are used.)	Win by 28.7 99.993% chance of victory
Weighted Average of All Models Above (30% Vegas + 20% Prediction Tracker + 15% Sagarin + 15% Pomeroy + 20% Last 10)	Win by 23.9 Projection: 76-52

PSAN Player Ratings – Cumulative Season

For more information behind the methodology of PSAN ratings, visit this page.  Ratings are shown only for players who average at least 8 minutes per game.

Note: ePSAN70 weighs recent games more, but cPSAN70 weighs all games equally

Kansas

ePSAN70 ("Efficiency" - per 70 possessions)
ePSAN ("Total Impact")

PLAYER	ePSAN70	ePSAN
Julian Wright	6.39	120.85
Darnell Jackson	6.08	62.95
Sherron Collins	5.29	83.53
Darrell Arthur	4.98	68.27
Mario Chalmers	4.60	94.51
Russell Robinson (OUT)	4.42	86.51
Brandon Rush	3.95	88.93
Sasha Kaun	3.72	42.51

Iowa State

cPSAN70 ("Efficiency" - per 70 possessions)
cPSAN (“Total Impact”)

PLAYER	cPSAN70	cPSAN
Wesley Johnson	3.40	67.69
Cory Johnson	3.06	20.65
Jiri Hubalek	1.74	20.32
Jessan Gray	1.03	8.14
Rahshon Clark	0.91	16.49
Ross Marsden	0.03	0.10
Mike Taylor	-0.72	-15.15
Dodie Dunson	-1.63	-22.97
Corey McIntosh	-2.65	-38.01

Derived from stats at KenPom.com

NOTE: From top to bottom, the statistics are sorted such that, at the top are the greatest advantages to the team on the left,
and at the bottom are the greatest advantages for the team on the right. 

Clear Advantage for Kansas	No Clear Advantage	Clear Advantage for Iowa State
Iowa State eFG%**
Iowa State 2pt FG%**
Iowa State % Poss STL by Opp**
Iowa State 3pt FG%**
Kansas % Poss STL by Opp
Iowa State TO rate**
Iowa State PTS/Poss**
Kansas 3pt FG%
Kansas TO rate
Iowa State FT Rate
Iowa State % own 2FGA's blocked**
Kansas % own 2FGA's blocked**
Iowa State FT%**
	Kansas FT%
	Iowa State OREB
	Kansas PTS/Poss
	Kansas OREB
	Kansas eFG%
	Kansas 2pt FG%
		Kansas FT Rate**

** Denotes that team with advantage also ranks in Top 50 in that category