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Kansas State vs Cincinnati Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 31 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 70-67
31-29 39-38
Position#216
Record6-5
FormWWLLL
Points / game78.1
Allowed / game71.0
vs
Position#159
Record10-1
FormLWWWW
Points / game79.5
Allowed / game58.5
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Kansas State v Cincinnati
11 Feb 2026
KANS62
CINC91
30 Dec 2024
KANS70
CINC67
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Kansas State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Cincinnati winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Kansas StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland State
#95
W
77-64
77
64
+13
H09/11
NCAA
LSU
#255
L
65-76
65
76
-11
H15/11
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#370
W
74-56
74
56
+18
H20/11
NCAA
George Washington
#96
W
83-71
83
71
+12
H23/11
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
65-67
65
67
-2
H25/11
NCAA
Longwood
#151
W
80-64
80
64
+16
H25/11
NCAA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
#356
W
120-73
120
73
+47
H01/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
L
71-88
71
88
-17
A07/12
NCAA
Drake
#8
L
70-73 OT
70
73
-3
H18/12
NCAA
Wichita State
#147
L
65-84
65
84
-19
A22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
36-24
41-40
31-43
34-33
25-23
49-33
46-27
37-44
29-32
36-35
44-36
36-28
63-33
57-40
39-35
32-53
27-36
36-27
33-29
32-55
148.6Avg total
77.0Scored
71.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)78.171.0149.1+7.155%
Season at home (9)80.367.7148.0+12.767%
Season away (2)68.086.0154.0-18.00%
Last 10 (10)77.071.6148.6+5.450%
Last 5 (5)81.276.4157.6+4.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (20)67.971.8139.8-3.935%
vs Similar ◀ (5)70.473.0143.4-2.640%
vs Weaker (4)94.271.0165.2+23.2100%
This opponent (Cincinnati) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CincinnatiUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Morehead State
#232
W
83-56
83
56
+27
H09/11
NCAA
Nicholls State
#122
W
86-49
86
49
+37
H16/11
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#199
W
76-60
76
60
+16
A20/11
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#196
W
81-58
81
58
+23
A23/11
NCAA
Alabama State
#156
W
77-59
77
59
+18
H28/11
NCAA
Villanova
#138
L
60-68
60
68
-8
A03/12
NCAA
Howard
#302
W
84-67
84
67
+17
H08/12
NCAA
Xavier
#82
W
68-65
68
65
+3
H14/12
NCAA
Dayton
#62
W
66-59
66
59
+7
A21/12
NCAA
Grambling St.
#318
W
84-49
84
49
+35
H22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
37-19
46-37
42-22
44-27
32-28
44-32
45-29
36-29
46-33
31-26
28-37
32-31
36-32
48-35
30-31
38-34
25-17
41-42
37-24
47-25
135.5Avg total
76.5Scored
59.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)79.558.5138.0+20.991%
Season at home (7)84.457.0141.4+27.4100%
Season away (4)70.861.2132.0+9.575%
Last 10 (10)76.559.0135.5+17.590%
Last 5 (5)72.461.6134.0+10.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)60.067.3127.3-7.30%
vs Similar ◀ (14)70.466.4136.9+4.057%
vs Weaker (12)82.063.7145.7+18.383%
This opponent (Kansas State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +5.5+5.51st half: +8.6+8.62nd half2nd half: +0.2+0.22nd half: +8.9+8.9
-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +5.5+5.51st half: +8.6+8.62nd half2nd half: +0.2+0.22nd half: +8.9+8.9
Kansas StateCincinnati
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Kansas StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland State
#95
W
36-24
36
24
+12
H09/11
NCAA
LSU
#255
L
31-43
31
43
-12
H15/11
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#370
W
25-23
25
23
+2
H20/11
NCAA
George Washington
#96
W
46-27
46
27
+19
H23/11
NCAA
Liberty
#19
L
29-32
29
32
-3
H25/11
NCAA
Longwood
#151
W
44-36
44
36
+8
H25/11
NCAA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
#356
W
63-33
63
33
+30
H01/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
W
39-35
39
35
+4
A07/12
NCAA
Drake
#8
L
27-36
27
36
-9
H18/12
NCAA
Wichita State
#147
W
33-29
33
29
+4
A22/12
NCAA
69.1Avg total
37.3Scored
31.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.833.065.7-0.243%-
Last 30 at home (17)35.131.266.4+3.959%-
Last 30 away (13)29.735.264.9-5.523%-
Last 10 (10)37.331.869.1+5.570%-
Last 5 (5)41.233.875.0+7.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (20)29.932.662.5-2.835%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)33.234.467.6-1.240%-
vs Weaker (4)45.028.573.5+16.5100%-
This opponent (Cincinnati) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CincinnatiLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Morehead State
#232
W
37-19
37
19
+18
H09/11
NCAA
Nicholls State
#122
W
42-22
42
22
+20
H16/11
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#199
W
32-28
32
28
+4
A20/11
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#196
W
45-29
45
29
+16
A23/11
NCAA
Alabama State
#156
W
46-33
46
33
+13
H28/11
NCAA
Villanova
#138
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A03/12
NCAA
Howard
#302
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H08/12
NCAA
Xavier
#82
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H14/12
NCAA
Dayton
#62
W
25-17
25
17
+8
A21/12
NCAA
Grambling St.
#318
W
37-24
37
24
+13
H22/12
NCAA
63.0Avg total
35.8Scored
27.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.129.964.0+4.167%-
Last 30 at home (16)36.230.666.8+5.769%-
Last 30 away (14)31.629.260.8+2.464%-
Last 10 (10)35.827.263.0+8.680%-
Last 5 (5)31.228.259.4+3.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)25.029.754.7-4.733%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)33.230.363.5+2.957%-
vs Weaker (12)37.029.266.2+7.883%-
This opponent (Kansas State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Kansas State wins
1
Cincinnati wins
DateGameScore
03/03/24Cincinnati v Kansas State74-72
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/24AWichita State65-84
18/12/24HDrake70-73 OT
07/12/24ASt. John's (N.Y.)71-88
01/12/24HArkansas-Pine Bluff120-73
25/11/24HLongwood80-64
25/11/24HLiberty65-67
23/11/24HGeorge Washington83-71
20/11/24HMiss. Valley St.74-56
15/11/24HLSU65-76
09/11/24HCleveland State77-64
Cincinnatilast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/24HGrambling St.84-49
21/12/24ADayton66-59
14/12/24HXavier68-65
08/12/24HHoward84-67
03/12/24AVillanova60-68
28/11/24HAlabama State77-59
23/11/24AGeorgia Tech81-58
20/11/24ANorthern Kentucky76-60
16/11/24HNicholls State86-49
09/11/24HMorehead State83-56

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kansas State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL55%
HomeWLWWL67%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1192
Win %55%67%0%
Points / game78.180.368.0
Allowed / game71.067.786.0
Point differential+7.1+12.7-18.0
Avg total149.1148.0154.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (2)-
Overtime %9%11%0%
Cincinnati
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW91%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWLW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1174
Win %91%100%75%
Points / game79.584.470.8
Allowed / game58.557.061.2
Point differential+20.9+27.4+9.5
Avg total138.0141.4132.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+73%86%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Iowa State1110191%88.565.5+22.9
2 Cincinnati1110191%79.558.5+20.9
3 Texas Tech119282%86.363.3+23.0
4 Brigham Young119282%85.664.7+20.9
5 West Virginia119282%77.563.8+13.6
6 Kansas119282%79.266.0+13.2
7 Colorado119282%76.768.4+8.4
8 Arizona State119282%78.571.4+7.2
9 UCF Knights119282%80.874.0+6.8
10 Houston118373%78.055.3+22.7
11 Utah Utes118373%86.766.8+19.9
12 Baylor118373%86.969.6+17.3
13 Oklahoma State118373%78.974.6+4.3
14 TCU117464%72.563.8+8.6
15 Arizona116555%85.567.6+17.9
16 Kansas State116555%78.171.0+7.1
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Kansas State313970
Cincinnati293867
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