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Kentucky Wildcats
74 – 71
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UK -10.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money UK -600 / LSU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +3 145 Won
Massey UK -11.0 (-8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 139.4 (+5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 33% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -8.2 (-5.2) 140.0 (+5.0) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -9.8 (-6.8) 139.3 (+5.7) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -7.5 (-4.5) 141.3 (+3.7) 78% ✓
Baseline ML UK -8.3 (-5.3) 140.8 (+4.2) 78% ✓

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 11, 2026 UK 87 – 82 LSU
Jan 15, 2026 UK 75 – 74 LSU
Mar 5, 2025 UK 95 – 64 LSU
Feb 22, 2024 LSU 75 – 74 UK
Feb 24, 2022 UK 71 – 66 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK LSU
Overall 22-12 14-19
Conference 12-6 2-16
Home 14-4 10-8
Away 6-4 0-9
Neutral 2-4 4-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 67.6
Avg Pts Against 67.8 70.7
Massey 10.8 (#39) 4.2 (#102)
Bradley-Terry 1.42 (#65) 2.88 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#70) 3.66 (#15)
RPI 0.551 (#88) 0.596 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors UK LSU
FG% 47.0% 45.8%
3PT% 39.0% 35.0%
REB / G 40.1 35.5
OREB / G 14.0 10.0
AST / TO 1.44 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 52.3%
TOV% 17.8% 18.6%
ORB% 39.0% 30.0%
FT Rate 20.3% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 21.3%
DRB% 72.7% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 17.6%

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