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| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | KU -19 |
| Total | n/a | 132.8 |
| Moneyline | n/a | OMA +1915 KU -1915 fair |
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5,000 simulated games
Advantages Why Kansas can win
- Recent scoring margins: worth about 9.0 points to Kansas in our ratings.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Kansas 106th (+7.0), Omaha 362nd (-35.7) of 364.
- Kansas's offense (99.9 points per 100 possessions, 61st in Division I) meets a Omaha defense that ranks 362nd.
- Efficiency (points per 100 possessions): worth about 3.4 points to Kansas in our ratings.
- Team matchup: where Kansas can take advantage. Their shooting efficiency (19th of 364) meets the Omaha shooting defense (355th), so look for them to get clean looks against a defense that gives them up. And their ball pressure (260th of 364) meets the Omaha ball security (343rd): a chance to turn steals into easy points in transition.
- Star matchup: At guard, S'Mya Nichols (Kansas: 17.4 pts, 3.1 reb, 4.6 ast, Game Score 13.4) has the edge on Regan Juenemann (Omaha: 11.8 pts, 2.0 reb, 0.8 ast, Game Score 6.0); best player against best player, Jaliya Davis (Kansas: 19.8 pts, 6.5 reb, 1.4 ast, Game Score 15.0) has the edge on Cora Olsen (Omaha: 17.3 pts, 4.8 reb, 2.0 ast, Game Score 10.5).
- Simulation: Kansas win 4,750 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Kansas may not
- Weak spot: Kansas rank 306th of 364 in offensive rebounding (share of misses) (26.7%).
- Weak spot: Kansas rank 260th of 364 in turnovers forced per 100 possessions (20.6).
- Shooting variance: one hot or cold night from three swings college games by 10 points or more.
- Who plays: women's college basketball has no league-wide injury report, so a late absence can arrive at tip-off.
- Team matchup: Omaha have no clear unit-against-unit edge, so their path runs through a hot shooting night or a cold one from the favorite.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean Kansas on paper, but Cora Olsen (17.3 pts, 4.8 reb, 2.0 ast, Game Score 10.5) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: Omaha win 250 of 5,000 simulations (5%). A 95% pick still loses about 1 time in 10.
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Side by side
| OMA | KU | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 0-0 |
| -35.7 362 | Net rating | +7.0 106 |
| 74.2 356 | Offensive rating | 99.9 61 |
| 109.9 362 | Defensive rating | 93.0 220 |
| +0.1 165 | Strength of schedule | +1.2 57 |
| 39.1% 345 | Effective FG% | 52.6% 19 |
| 51.4% 355 | Opponent eFG% | 45.5% 181 |
| 28.0 343 | Turnovers per 100 | 23.1 189 |
| 27.6% 287 | Offensive rebound % | 26.7% 306 |
| 28.8% 260 | 3-point % | 34.6% 37 |
| 69.8 244 | Pace | 71.0 187 |
Small numbers are ranks among 364 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
Last 3 meetings
| Date | Season | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-14 | 2024-25 | Omaha 56 @ Kansas 75 | KU |
| 2021-11-17 | 2021-22 | Omaha 56 @ Kansas 81 | KU |
| 2019-11-13 | 2019-20 | Omaha 48 @ Kansas 63 | KU |
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