The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -1.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money UK -118 / VAN -102
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +14 168 Won
Massey VAN -0.4 (+14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 157.3 (+10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 40% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -1.0 (+13.0) 152.0 (+16.0) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -1.5 (+12.5) 152.9 (+15.1) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -1.4 (+12.6) 151.0 (+17.0) 54% ✓
Baseline ML UK -0.8 (+13.2) 152.9 (+15.1) 56% ✓

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 28, 2026 VAN 80 – 55 UK
Feb 20, 2025 UK 82 – 61 VAN
Jan 25, 2025 VAN 74 – 69 UK
Mar 7, 2024 UK 93 – 77 VAN
Feb 7, 2024 UK 109 – 77 VAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK VAN
Overall 22-14 27-9
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 14-4 13-3
Away 4-6 8-4
Neutral 4-4 6-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.5 85.7
Avg Pts Against 74.3 75.0
Massey 16.9 (#24) 20.3 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#30) 3.05 (#21)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.33 (#29) 4.32 (#15)
RPI 0.587 (#40) 0.626 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 46.4% 48.0%
3PT% 34.5% 35.9%
REB / G 38.4 36.2
OREB / G 12.4 10.6
AST / TO 1.50 1.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 56.0%
TOV% 15.3% 13.4%
ORB% 35.0% 31.2%
FT Rate 26.8% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 18.0%
DRB% 70.4% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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