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Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · March 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UK -9.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UK -500 / VAN +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual VAN +2 134 Lost
Massey UK -10.2 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 146.2 (-12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -10.3 (-12.3) 146.7 (-12.7) 82% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -10.3 (-12.3) 144.1 (-10.1) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UK -10.1 (-12.1) 147.3 (-13.3) 83% ✗
Baseline ML UK -9.7 (-11.7) 148.3 (-14.3) 83% ✗

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
Mar 7, 2024 UK 93 – 77 VAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK VAN
Overall 22-12 22-15
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 14-4 14-6
Away 6-4 5-6
Neutral 2-4 3-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 71.9
Avg Pts Against 67.8 71.5
Massey 12.6 (#25) 5.9 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#23) 1.41 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.70 (#26) 1.53 (#76)
RPI 0.589 (#33) 0.571 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 46.2% 42.1%
3PT% 36.8% 33.6%
REB / G 38.4 37.3
OREB / G 13.3 11.8
AST / TO 1.37 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 49.2%
TOV% 17.2% 15.9%
ORB% 38.2% 31.9%
FT Rate 21.6% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 14.6%
DRB% 74.8% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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