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Kentucky Wildcats
53 – 63
FINAL Neutral CBS Sports Classic
UCLA Bruins
Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · December 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UK +105 / UCLA -133
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UCLA +10 116 Lost
Massey UCLA -5.9 (-4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 143.8 (-27.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -3.9 (-6.1) 142.8 (-26.8) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -3.9 (-6.1) 139.4 (-23.4) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -3.3 (-6.7) 142.6 (-26.6) 36% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -3.3 (-6.7) 141.6 (-25.6) 36% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK UCLA
Overall 22-12 31-6
Conference 12-6 18-2
Home 14-4 17-0
Away 6-4 9-2
Neutral 2-4 5-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 74.1
Avg Pts Against 67.8 60.7
Massey 13.4 (#19) 19.3 (#4)
Bradley-Terry 1.76 (#55) 2.29 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.33 (#55) 3.44 (#23)
RPI 0.580 (#61) 0.616 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors UK UCLA
FG% 46.9% 50.4%
3PT% 39.2% 36.9%
REB / G 41.3 34.4
OREB / G 12.6 10.5
AST / TO 1.54 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 55.6%
TOV% 16.7% 13.7%
ORB% 34.8% 31.7%
FT Rate 20.1% 16.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.8% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 25.1%
DRB% 74.0% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 16.9%

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