Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Kentucky Wildcats
75 – 63
FINAL Conference
Ole Miss Rebels
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UK -8.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money UK -450 / MISS +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +12 138 Won
Massey UK -8.9 (+3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 168.5 (-30.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -6.6 (+5.4) 159.6 (-21.6) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -7.2 (+4.8) 158.4 (-20.4) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -6.4 (+5.6) 161.3 (-23.3) 71% ✓
Baseline ML UK -6.4 (+5.6) 159.5 (-21.5) 77% ✓

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 24, 2026 UK 72 – 63 MISS
Feb 5, 2025 MISS 98 – 84 UK
Feb 1, 2023 UK 75 – 66 MISS
Mar 2, 2022 UK 83 – 72 MISS
Mar 3, 2021 MISS 70 – 62 UK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK MISS
Overall 23-10 20-12
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 14-4 14-4
Away 7-3 4-7
Neutral 2-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 89.0 74.9
Avg Pts Against 79.7 73.9
Massey 13.8 (#21) 8.2 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 1.90 (#44) 2.51 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#42) 2.86 (#22)
RPI 0.572 (#63) 0.614 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors UK MISS
FG% 49.1% 45.9%
3PT% 41.0% 38.7%
REB / G 38.7 34.0
OREB / G 10.6 10.1
AST / TO 1.81 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 52.3%
TOV% 13.2% 14.9%
ORB% 29.3% 29.7%
FT Rate 21.8% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 19.0%
DRB% 69.7% 64.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 20.1%

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