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Preview: Kansas vs Oklahoma (Big 12 Tournament) Print E-mail
Mar 8, 2007

Kansas vs Oklahoma (Big XII Tournament)

 KansasOklahoma

Talent Indicators

  
Div I Records27-414-14
AP Rank2NR
Pomeroy Rating
(Updated daily)
229
Consensus Ranking
(Updated periodically - avg several computer ratings and polls)
579
RPI15106
Best opponents defeated this season
(Ranking from Pomeroy)
vs Florida (# 4) W 82-80 (OT)
@ Oklahoma (# 29) W 67-65
vs Texas Tech (# 58) W 75-61
vs Oklahoma St (# 70) W 67-60

Predictions
This section gives you a flavor of what different prediction techniques indicate for this game.

  
Vegas OddsmakersWin by 10.5
Est. Projection: 71-60
 
Prediction Tracker
(Average of several power ratings)
TBD 
Sagarin Power Ratings (Predictor)Win by 7.8
(Semi-home advantage for OU)
 
Pomeroy
(Efficiency and Tempo-Adjusted)
Win 66-59 
Last 10 Games (Venue Adjusted)
(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 18.3
99.91% chance of victory
 
Weighted Average of All Models Above
(30% Vegas + 20% Prediction Tracker + 15% Sagarin + 15% Pomeroy + 20% Last 10)
Win by 11.3
Est. Projection: 69-58
(Does not include Prediction Tracker)
 
 

PSAN-Related Player Ratings - Cumulative This Season


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

Kansas

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

PLAYERePSAN70ePSAN
Julian Wright6.55140.93
Darnell Jackson6.2770.14
Jeremy Case* (OUT)5.3810.93
Mario Chalmers5.33123.45
Brady Morningstar*4.788.60
Sasha Kaun4.5559.85
Darrell Arthur4.3964.47
Russell Robinson4.3087.94
Sherron Collins4.2577.39
Brandon Rush3.6391.35
Brennan Bechard*2.921.68
Rodrick Stewart*1.866.48
Matt Kleinmann*0.020.02
Brad Witherspoon*-5.82-2.25

* Rating not based on enough data.

Oklahoma

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

PLAYERcPSAN70cPSAN
Kellen Sampson*6.384.56
Nate Carter5.2079.87
Longar Longar4.1168.73
Tony Crocker3.1047.00
David Godbold2.9554.62
Austin Johnson2.4238.58
Michael Neal2.3842.90
Taylor Griffin1.5624.02
Bobby Maze0.847.15
Keith Clark (OUT)0.641.98
Chris Walker-0.31-1.66
Beau Gerber*-1.41-1.17

* Rating not based on enough data.