And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Kentucky Wildcats
77 – 84
FINAL Conference
Florida Gators
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FLA -5.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money UK +210 / FLA -258
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual FLA +7 161 Lost
Massey FLA -5.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 155.7 (+5.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FLA -4.6 (-2.4) 154.5 (+6.5) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FLA -3.5 (-3.5) 155.6 (+5.4) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FLA -3.8 (-3.2) 152.4 (+8.6) 37% ✓
Baseline ML FLA -3.2 (-3.8) 153.0 (+8.0) 35% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 FLA 71 – 63 UK
Feb 14, 2026 FLA 92 – 83 UK
Jan 4, 2025 UK 106 – 100 FLA
Feb 1, 2024 FLA 94 – 91 UK
Jan 6, 2024 UK 87 – 85 FLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK FLA
Overall 22-14 27-8
Conference 10-8 16-2
Home 14-4 14-1
Away 4-6 8-2
Neutral 4-4 5-5
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.5 87.1
Avg Pts Against 74.3 71.5
Massey 17.0 (#25) 25.5 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#31) 3.65 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.35 (#29) 4.95 (#6)
RPI 0.585 (#38) 0.642 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors UK FLA
FG% 46.8% 48.2%
3PT% 34.9% 30.9%
REB / G 38.2 45.7
OREB / G 12.2 16.0
AST / TO 1.51 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 54.1%
TOV% 15.4% 16.2%
ORB% 34.7% 42.9%
FT Rate 27.2% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 15.5%
DRB% 70.8% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 24.2%

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