I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UK -6.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money UK -300 / MSST +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +13 167 Won
Massey UK -6.5 (+6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 158.4 (+8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -5.7 (+7.3) 152.2 (+14.8) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -5.5 (+7.5) 156.2 (+10.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -6.1 (+6.9) 158.4 (+8.6) 75% ✓
Baseline ML UK -5.7 (+7.3) 154.7 (+12.3) 76% ✓

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 11, 2026 UK 92 – 68 MSST
Jan 12, 2025 UK 95 – 90 MSST
Feb 28, 2024 UK 91 – 89 MSST
Feb 16, 2023 UK 71 – 68 MSST
Jan 26, 2022 UK 82 – 74 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK MSST
Overall 23-10 21-14
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 14-4 11-4
Away 7-3 2-8
Neutral 2-3 8-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 89.0 74.1
Avg Pts Against 79.7 69.1
Massey 14.9 (#17) 12.2 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 2.28 (#25) 2.10 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.79 (#31) 3.04 (#20)
RPI 0.593 (#45) 0.604 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors UK MSST
FG% 49.3% 45.2%
3PT% 39.8% 32.0%
REB / G 39.2 38.8
OREB / G 10.2 11.5
AST / TO 1.88 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.0% 51.7%
TOV% 12.9% 18.8%
ORB% 28.2% 33.8%
FT Rate 22.2% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 45.0%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 19.1%
DRB% 71.5% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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