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UCF Knights vs Kansas State Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 27 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 80-76
41-34 39-42
Position#200
Record14-13
FormLLLLW
Points / game78.9
Allowed / game80.3
UCF Knights 🏆
USA
vs
Kansas State
USA
Position#216
Record13-14
FormWWLLL
Points / game72.5
Allowed / game70.5
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UCF KnightsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa State
#50
L
83-108
83
108
-25
A22/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
85-58
85
58
+27
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
L
87-91
87
91
-4
A29/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
75-81
75
81
-6
H01/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
83-93
83
93
-10
H06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
76-91
76
91
-15
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
65-77
65
77
-12
H12/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
L
63-76
63
76
-13
A15/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
L
95-104
95
104
-9
A20/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
36-54
47-54
37-23
48-35
43-41
44-50
40-38
35-43
36-40
47-53
36-45
40-46
30-32
35-45
36-38
27-38
40-53
55-51
30-29
46-43
163.9Avg total
78.8Scored
85.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)78.980.3159.1-1.452%
Season at home (18)75.773.8149.4+1.967%
Season away (9)85.393.2178.6-7.922%
Last 10 (10)78.885.1163.9-6.320%
Last 5 (5)75.084.0159.0-9.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)76.184.5160.6-8.431%
vs Similar ◀ (11)83.577.4160.9+6.273%
vs Weaker (2)71.556.5128.0+15.0100%
This opponent (Kansas State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kansas StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Baylor
#149
L
62-70
62
70
-8
A23/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
73-60
73
60
+13
H25/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
85-57
85
57
+28
H30/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
W
80-61
80
61
+19
A01/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
71-70
71
70
+1
A05/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H08/02
NCAA
Arizona
#88
W
73-70
73
70
+3
H12/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
65-80
65
80
-15
A16/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
L
69-74
69
74
-5
A18/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
L
54-66
54
66
-12
H23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-26
32-44
42-18
31-42
45-23
40-34
37-35
43-26
35-32
36-38
44-36
37-37
35-29
38-41
22-40
43-40
32-32
37-42
28-34
26-32
139.4Avg total
71.3Scored
68.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)72.570.5143.0+2.048%
Season at home (17)74.967.6142.5+7.265%
Season away (10)68.575.3143.8-6.820%
Last 10 (10)71.368.1139.4+3.260%
Last 5 (5)68.472.6141.0-4.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)70.073.3143.3-3.340%
vs Similar ◀ (9)67.769.3137.0-1.744%
vs Weaker (5)86.866.0152.8+20.880%
This opponent (UCF Knights) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -2.9-2.91st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: -3.4-3.42nd half: -1.3-1.3
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -2.9-2.91st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: -3.4-3.42nd half: -1.3-1.3
UCF KnightsKansas State
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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UCF KnightsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa State
#50
L
36-54
36
54
-18
A22/01
NCAA
TCU
#210
W
37-23
37
23
+14
H25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
43-41
43
41
+2
A29/01
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
W
40-38
40
38
+2
H01/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#159
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#149
L
36-45
36
45
-9
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
L
30-32
30
32
-2
H12/02
NCAA
Colorado
#278
L
36-38
36
38
-2
A15/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
L
40-53
40
53
-13
A20/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
W
30-29
30
29
+1
H23/02
NCAA
75.7Avg total
36.4Scored
39.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.737.475.1+0.257%-
Last 30 at home (20)36.134.470.5+1.865%-
Last 30 away (10)40.743.684.3-2.940%-
Last 10 (10)36.439.375.7-2.940%-
Last 5 (5)34.439.473.8-5.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)37.140.177.2-2.944%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)39.734.674.4+5.173%-
vs Weaker (2)32.026.058.0+6.0100%-
This opponent (Kansas State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kansas StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Baylor
#149
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A23/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
42-18
42
18
+24
H25/01
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#233
W
45-23
45
23
+22
H30/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#50
W
37-35
37
35
+2
A01/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
35-32
35
32
+3
A05/02
NCAA
Kansas
#114
W
44-36
44
36
+8
H08/02
NCAA
Arizona
#88
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H12/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
22-40
22
40
-18
A16/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#206
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A18/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
L
28-34
28
34
-6
H23/02
NCAA
65.5Avg total
35.0Scored
30.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.233.167.3+1.157%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.931.368.2+5.671%-
Last 30 away (13)30.835.566.2-4.738%-
Last 10 (10)35.030.565.5+4.570%-
Last 5 (5)32.234.266.4-2.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)32.533.966.4-1.553%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)33.331.164.4+2.256%-
vs Weaker (5)40.230.871.0+9.480%-
This opponent (UCF Knights) 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
UCF Knights wins
1
Kansas State wins
DateGameScore
06/01/24Kansas State v UCF Knights77-52
UCF Knightslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/25HUtah Utes76-72
20/02/25AOklahoma State95-104
15/02/25AColorado63-76
12/02/25HIowa State65-77
08/02/25ABaylor76-91
06/02/25HCincinnati83-93
01/02/25HBrigham Young75-81
29/01/25AKansas87-91
25/01/25HTCU85-58
22/01/25AIowa State83-108
Kansas Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/25HArizona State54-66
18/02/25AUtah Utes69-74
16/02/25ABrigham Young65-80
12/02/25HArizona73-70
08/02/25HKansas81-73
05/02/25AArizona State71-70
01/02/25AIowa State80-61
30/01/25HOklahoma State85-57
25/01/25HWest Virginia73-60
23/01/25ABaylor62-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCF Knights
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW52%
HomeWLLLW67%
AwayLLLLL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games27189
Win %52%67%22%
Points / game78.975.785.3
Allowed / game80.373.893.2
Point differential-1.4+1.9-7.9
Avg total159.1149.4178.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+22%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)75% (4)50% (2)
Overtime %4%0%11%
Kansas State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL48%
HomeWWWWL65%
AwayLWWLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271710
Win %48%65%20%
Points / game72.574.968.5
Allowed / game70.567.675.3
Point differential+2.0+7.2-6.8
Avg total143.0142.5143.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%47%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won38% (8)40% (5)33% (3)
Overtime %4%6%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 Houston2824486%74.957.8+17.1
2 Texas Tech2821775%80.766.6+14.1
3 Iowa State2821775%80.167.2+12.9
4 Brigham Young2719870%80.869.5+11.3
5 Kansas2819968%75.967.3+8.6
6 Arizona2718967%81.670.4+11.1
7 Cincinnati28171161%71.665.0+6.6
8 West Virginia28171161%68.664.1+4.5
9 Baylor28161257%78.170.2+7.9
10 Utah Utes27151256%75.170.8+4.4
11 TCU28151354%67.668.4-0.8
12 UCF Knights27141352%78.980.3-1.4
13 Oklahoma State28141450%73.176.4-3.4
14 Kansas State27131448%72.570.5+2.0
15 Arizona State27131448%73.773.6+0.0
16 Colorado28111739%70.271.9-1.7
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
UCF Knights413980
Kansas State344276
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