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(3) Kentucky Wildcats
73 – 80
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
(6) Vanderbilt Commodores
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UK -8.5 Away covered
O/U 144.0 Over
Money UK -440 / VAN +335
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual VAN +7 153 Lost
Massey UK -6.1 (-13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (+8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -5.0 (-12.0) 143.4 (+9.6) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -4.8 (-11.8) 141.4 (+11.6) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UK -5.2 (-12.2) 145.1 (+7.9) 69% ✗
Baseline ML UK -5.0 (-12.0) 145.6 (+7.4) 67% ✗

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 12.7 (#24) 6.6 (#86)
Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#30) 1.65 (#57)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.74 (#28) 1.77 (#67)
RPI 0.581 (#44) 0.580 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 46.0% 42.4%
3PT% 35.9% 33.8%
REB / G 38.8 37.0
OREB / G 13.4 11.6
AST / TO 1.33 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 49.5%
TOV% 17.3% 15.7%
ORB% 38.3% 31.6%
FT Rate 23.0% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 14.8%
DRB% 74.4% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 22.1%

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