Fordham Rams at Kansas Jayhawks
Final · ESPN+
65–95Last shot · Omar Essam misses 10-foot hook shot
At lock: projected FOR 61.47–82.15 KU
How close was our sim?
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Pre-game sim locked Nov 2, 2:47 AM CT · 10,000 sims · seed 3325817929
- Winner: Kansas (97%)
- Spread: FOR +23.5 covers (59%)
- Total: Over 143.5 (50%)
- Score error (both teams)17
Final from ESPN final. Sims are locked before start and never edited.
The model
How this number was built
FOR 61.47–82.15 KU · Low confidence
Gaussian scoring from shrunk offensive/defensive ratings plus a market prior.
- Attack / defenseKU +0.0 off · FOR +0.0 off, shrunk 0%
- Home field+3.4 pts to KU
- Market priorBlended 86% toward KU -21.5 / total 146.5
Line score
| Q1 | Q2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR | 31 | 34 | 65 |
| KU | 43 | 52 | 95 |
Scoring plays
- DUNKSHOT2nd Half 4:2857–85
Christian Reeves makes 1-foot dunk (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists)
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 4:0857–87
Dennis Parker Jr. makes layup
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 3:1257–89
Dennis Parker Jr. makes layup
- FT2nd Half 2:5358–89
Akira Jacobs makes free throw 1 of 3
- FT2nd Half 2:5359–89
Akira Jacobs makes free throw 2 of 3
- LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 2:1959–91
Will Thengvall makes layup
- FT2nd Half 1:5360–91
JJ Laboy makes free throw 1 of 2
- DUNKSHOT2nd Half 1:3962–91
Hassan Koureissi makes 1-foot dunk
- DUNKSHOT2nd Half 1:2162–93
Davion Adkins makes 1-foot dunk
- JUMPSHOT2nd Half 1:0465–93
Hassan Koureissi makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- FT2nd Half 0:1765–94
Davion Adkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- FT2nd Half 0:1765–95
Davion Adkins makes free throw 2 of 2
Player stats
Full box — every player, every category.
| FOR | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A. Bodija F · #0 | 19 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
 A. Jacobs F · #13 | 24 | 20 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 R. Schulte F · #12 | 22 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 A. Lindsey G · #2 | 31 | 3 | 1-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 H. Koureissi G · #1 | 20 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
 F. Siaca Bey F · #24 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 R. Akhuar F · #14 | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 O. Essam C · #35 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 J. Whitbourn C · #3 | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 L. Patrick Jr. G · #5 | 20 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 JJ Laboy G · #8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 M. Miller G · #23 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 A. Crotty G · #21 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 K. Odih G · #15 | 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 D. Bellot Jr. G · #4 | 8 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 65 | 22-69 | 13-33 | 8-13 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
Team stats
Every official team number from this game. The better side is highlighted.
| FOR | KU | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 22-69 | 35-60 |
| FG% | 32 | 58 |
| 3PT | 13-33 | 9-25 |
| 3P% | 39 | 36 |
| FT | 8-13 | 16-30 |
| FT% | 62 | 53 |
| REB | 33 | 50 |
| OR | 15 | 15 |
| DR | 18 | 35 |
| AST | 15 | 15 |
| STL | 12 | 10 |
| BLK | 1 | 6 |
| TO | 16 | 17 |
| TTO | 3 | 0 |
| ToTO | 16 | 17 |
| TECH | 0 | 0 |
| TECH | 0 | 0 |
| FLAG | 1 | 0 |
| PTS OFF TO | 23 | 23 |
| FBPs | 6 | 23 |
| PIP | 12 | 46 |
| PF | 22 | 15 |
| LL | 2 | 32 |
| LC | 3 | 3 |
| LPCT | 1 | 94 |
At lock FOR 61.47–82.15 KU · KU by 20.7 pts vs FOR +23.5 · 55% is the confidence saved at lock
MissA. Bodija · FOR
19 MIN · 4 PTSC. Reeves · KU
13 MIN · 2 PTSTre White · KU
STAT · 23 MIN · 22 PTS · 9-12 FG · 3-5 3PTAkira Jacobs · FOR
STAT · 24 MIN · 20 PTS · 6-8 FG · 5-6 3PTTyran Stokes · KU
STAT · 25 MIN · 15 PTS · 5-7 FG · 1-3 3PTLeroy Blyden Jr. · KU
STAT · 26 MIN · 15 PTS · 6-9 FG · 2-4 3PT
Player props
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Fordham vs Kansas pick result · Nov 2, 2026
The OVERLINE computer pick is FOR +23.5, with a 55% model probability — it lost. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.
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