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Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -1.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money UK -115 / TENN -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +3 145 Won
Massey UK -1.4 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 148.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -2.1 (+0.9) 144.2 (+0.8) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -2.0 (+1.0) 145.0 (-0.0) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -1.1 (+1.9) 146.9 (-1.9) 58% ✓
Baseline ML UK -1.9 (+1.1) 146.6 (-1.6) 64% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 UK 80 – 78 TENN
Mar 28, 2025 TENN 78 – 65 UK
Feb 12, 2025 UK 75 – 64 TENN
Jan 29, 2025 UK 78 – 73 TENN
Mar 9, 2024 UK 85 – 81 TENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK TENN
Overall 22-14 25-12
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 14-4 14-3
Away 4-6 5-5
Neutral 4-4 6-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.5 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.3 69.6
Massey 17.2 (#28) 18.8 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#30) 3.04 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.55 (#30) 4.07 (#21)
RPI 0.601 (#34) 0.611 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors UK TENN
FG% 47.0% 47.6%
3PT% 34.8% 35.1%
REB / G 38.2 43.0
OREB / G 12.0 15.8
AST / TO 1.61 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 53.5%
TOV% 14.6% 18.5%
ORB% 34.5% 45.2%
FT Rate 27.8% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.8%
DRB% 71.9% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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