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Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · March 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UK -17.5 Away covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money UK -2500 / VAN +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +16 170 Won
Massey UK -20.7 (-4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 160.1 (+9.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -18.1 (-2.1) 159.4 (+10.6) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -14.3 (+1.7) 160.0 (+10.0) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -17.0 (-1.0) 158.6 (+11.4) 90% ✓
Baseline ML UK -17.6 (-1.6) 158.4 (+11.6) 90% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 UK 91 – 77 VAN
Jan 28, 2026 VAN 80 – 55 UK
Feb 20, 2025 UK 82 – 61 VAN
Jan 25, 2025 VAN 74 – 69 UK
Feb 7, 2024 UK 109 – 77 VAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK VAN
Overall 23-10 9-23
Conference 13-5 4-14
Home 14-4 8-10
Away 7-3 1-9
Neutral 2-3 0-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 89.0 67.9
Avg Pts Against 79.7 75.9
Massey 15.1 (#19) -2.3 (#205)
Bradley-Terry 2.31 (#22) -0.45 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.01 (#19) -0.70 (#237)
RPI 0.584 (#44) 0.462 (#262)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 49.8% 39.4%
3PT% 40.8% 28.1%
REB / G 37.3 34.3
OREB / G 9.9 10.6
AST / TO 1.67 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 45.1%
TOV% 13.9% 15.5%
ORB% 28.6% 28.1%
FT Rate 23.7% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 15.9%
DRB% 69.6% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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