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Kansas vs West Virginia Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 02 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 18:30
Scheduled
Position#10
Record3-0
FormWLWWW
Points / game91.0
Allowed / game59.7
Kansas
USA
vs
West Virginia
USA
Position#8
Record3-0
FormWLWWW
Points / game85.7
Allowed / game53.3
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Kansas v West Virginia
02 Jan 2027
KANS v WEST
upcoming
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WEST62
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WEST65
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WEST53
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Kansas win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
West Virginia win
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Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

KansasUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arizona
#7
L
61-84
61
84
-23
A28/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
60-70
60
70
-10
A04/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
104-85
104
85
+19
H07/03
NCAA
TCU
#77
W
78-73
78
73
+5
H13/03
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
47-69
47
69
-22
A14/03
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
W
68-60
68
60
+8
H21/03
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#32
L
65-67
65
67
-2
H22/03
NCAA
Fordham
#136
W
95-65
95
65
+30
H03/11
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#138
W
89-45
89
45
+44
H07/11
NCAA
Kentucky
#137
W
89-69
89
69
+20
A11/11
NCAA
1H
2H
28-39
33-45
20-40
40-30
46-33
58-52
31-34
47-39
25-33
22-36
38-18
30-42
26-34
39-33
43-31
52-34
36-14
53-31
46-36
43-33
144.3Avg total
75.6Scored
68.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)91.059.7150.7+31.3100%
Season at home (2)92.055.0147.0+37.0100%
Season away (1)89.069.0158.0+20.0100%
Last 10 (10)75.668.7144.3+6.960%
Last 5 (5)81.261.2142.4+20.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)65.069.3134.3-4.343%
vs Similar ◀ (14)77.671.6149.2+6.171%
vs Weaker (9)83.365.9149.2+17.489%
This opponent (West Virginia) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Utes
#333
L
56-61
56
61
-5
H19/02
NCAA
TCU
#77
L
54-60
54
60
-6
A21/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
L
84-91 OT
84
91
-7
A25/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
79-71
79
71
+8
H28/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
L
63-65
63
65
-2
A04/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#92
W
77-62
77
62
+15
H07/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
48-68
48
68
-20
H11/03
NCAA
Niagara
#383
W
91-46
91
46
+45
H03/11
NCAA
Stetson
#388
W
91-53
91
53
+38
H07/11
NCAA
Mercer
#261
W
75-61
75
61
+14
H13/11
NCAA
1H
2H
21-31
35-30
25-30
29-30
33-46
44-31
40-26
39-45
26-23
37-42
32-23
45-39
23-31
25-37
43-30
48-16
43-30
48-23
31-28
44-33
135.6Avg total
71.8Scored
63.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)85.753.3139.0+32.3100%
Season at home (3)85.753.3139.0+32.3100%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (10)71.863.8135.6+8.050%
Last 5 (5)76.458.0134.4+18.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)53.381.7135.0-28.30%
vs Similar ◀ (16)68.967.1136.0+1.850%
vs Weaker (11)76.858.1134.9+18.773%
This opponent (Kansas) 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +2.7+2.71st half: +1.9+1.92nd half2nd half: +4.2+4.22nd half: +6.8+6.8
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +2.7+2.71st half: +1.9+1.92nd half2nd half: +4.2+4.22nd half: +6.8+6.8
KansasWest Virginia
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.
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KansasLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arizona
#7
L
28-39
28
39
-11
A28/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
20-40
20
40
-20
A04/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
46-33
46
33
+13
H07/03
NCAA
TCU
#77
L
31-34
31
34
-3
H13/03
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
25-33
25
33
-8
A14/03
NCAA
California Baptist
#41
W
38-18
38
18
+20
H21/03
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#32
L
26-34
26
34
-8
H22/03
NCAA
Fordham
#136
W
43-31
43
31
+12
H03/11
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#138
W
36-14
36
14
+22
H07/11
NCAA
Kentucky
#137
W
46-36
46
36
+10
A11/11
NCAA
65.1Avg total
33.9Scored
31.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.032.369.4+4.767%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.830.168.9+8.878%-
Last 30 away (12)34.335.870.1-1.450%-
Last 10 (10)33.931.265.1+2.750%-
Last 5 (5)37.826.664.4+11.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)32.933.366.1-0.443%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)38.032.170.1+5.964%-
vs Weaker (9)38.831.970.7+6.989%-
This opponent (West Virginia) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
West VirginiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Utah Utes
#333
L
21-31
21
31
-10
H19/02
NCAA
TCU
#77
L
25-30
25
30
-5
A21/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
L
33-46
33
46
-13
A25/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
W
40-26
40
26
+14
H28/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#292
W
26-23
26
23
+3
A04/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#92
W
32-23
32
23
+9
H07/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
23-31
23
31
-8
H11/03
NCAA
Niagara
#383
W
43-30
43
30
+13
H03/11
NCAA
Stetson
#388
W
43-30
43
30
+13
H07/11
NCAA
Mercer
#261
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H13/11
NCAA
61.5Avg total
31.7Scored
29.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.031.063.0+0.950%-
Last 30 at home (18)34.829.564.3+5.367%-
Last 30 away (12)27.833.361.1-5.625%-
Last 10 (10)31.729.861.5+1.960%-
Last 5 (5)34.428.462.8+6.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)23.039.062.0-16.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)31.631.262.9+0.444%-
vs Weaker (11)34.928.563.5+6.473%-
This opponent (Kansas) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
6
Kansas wins
4
West Virginia wins
DateGameScore
10/01/26West Virginia v Kansas86-75
31/12/24Kansas v West Virginia61-62
20/01/24West Virginia v Kansas91-85
09/03/23Kansas v West Virginia78-61
25/02/23Kansas v West Virginia76-74
07/01/23West Virginia v Kansas62-76
10/03/22Kansas v West Virginia87-63
20/02/22West Virginia v Kansas58-71
15/01/22Kansas v West Virginia85-59
06/02/21West Virginia v Kansas91-79
Kansaslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/11/26AKentucky89-69
07/11/26HMiddle Tenn. St.89-45
03/11/26HFordham95-65
22/03/26HSt. John's (N.Y.)65-67
21/03/26HCalifornia Baptist68-60
14/03/26AHouston47-69
13/03/26HTCU78-73
07/03/26HKansas State104-85
04/03/26AArizona State60-70
28/02/26AArizona61-84
West Virginialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/11/26HMercer75-61
07/11/26HStetson91-53
03/11/26HNiagara91-46
11/03/26HBrigham Young48-68
07/03/26HUCF Knights77-62
04/03/26AKansas State63-65
28/02/26HBrigham Young79-71
25/02/26AOklahoma State84-91 OT
21/02/26ATCU54-60
19/02/26HUtah Utes56-61

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kansas
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWW100%
HomeWW100%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game91.092.089.0
Allowed / game59.755.069.0
Point differential+31.3+37.0+20.0
Avg total150.7147.0158.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
West Virginia
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWW100%
HomeWWW100%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games33-
Win %100%100%-
Points / game85.785.7-
Allowed / game53.353.3-
Point differential+32.3+32.3-
Avg total139.0139.0-
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%100%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %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 Baylor330100%95.359.7+35.7
2 West Virginia330100%85.753.3+32.3
3 Kansas330100%91.059.7+31.3
4 TCU440100%95.067.2+27.8
5 Texas Tech440100%81.053.8+27.2
6 Arizona State440100%85.563.2+22.2
7 Brigham Young440100%96.575.8+20.8
8 Utah Utes330100%72.761.3+11.3
9 UCF Knights440100%85.877.2+8.5
10 Iowa State43175%77.257.2+20.0
11 Cincinnati43175%79.063.0+16.0
12 Arizona43175%87.274.0+13.2
13 Houston32167%84.762.3+22.3
14 Oklahoma State32167%92.772.0+20.7
15 Kansas State32167%83.376.0+7.3
16 Colorado42250%74.069.5+4.5
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 -).
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