Kansas Jayhawks at Houston Cougars — matchup file
The pick, with the reasoning attached.
illustrative win probability
Shot quality starts the case.
Shot quality and ball security support the away side. Rebounding is the countercase.
- Shooting efficiency
- +8 pp
- Ball security
- +5 pp
- Home / road context
- 0 pp
- Opponent rebounding
- -2 pp
50% neutral baseline plus the displayed illustrative adjustments. This is a design explanation, not a fitted basketball model.
What went into the decision.
- Home spread · sample
- -2.5
- Total · sample
- 147.5
- Away moneyline · sample
- −145
- Home moneyline · sample
- +125
Illustrative capture 24 hours before this sample tip. The odds board is a separate comparison snapshot; it cannot overwrite a captured decision input.
- Decision receipt
- SIM:ncaab:2026-11-17:1:receipt-v1
- Model version
- SIM-basketball-0.1 · Illustration only
- As of / captured
- 2026-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Input source
- Fictional design fixture · Not a provider record
- Game identity
- SIM:ncaab:2026-11-17:1
- Settlement
- SIM:ncaab:2026-11-17:1:settlement-v1 · Win · Matched to original SIM receipt
What happened. What carries forward.
Kansas Jayhawks finished ahead.
The sample final was 76–73. A final score can grade a winner; it cannot prove that shooting, rebounding, or any pregame explanation caused the outcome.
Carry the questions forward.
A postgame agent would need the verified box score and possession evidence before attributing the result. Until then, rotation changes, shot quality, and second chances remain questions for the next game.
Explore the next slateKU: the longer view.
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108.5 · full 12-game sample
Fictional game series. Shooting rates use total makes and attempts in the selected window.
Kansas Jayhawks
- Points / G
- 108.5
- Rebounds / G
- 43.8
- Assists / G
- 19.0
- True shooting
- 61.2%
These independent team statistics demonstrate the context panel. They are not inputs to the illustrative model receipt above.
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