Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
(6) Kentucky Wildcats
61 – 53
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Providence Friars
First Horizon Coliseum (Neutral) · March 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UK -3.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UK -200 / PROV +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +8 114 Won
Massey UK -1.6 (+6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 147.9 (-33.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -2.6 (+5.4) 147.9 (-33.9) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -2.0 (+6.0) 144.9 (-30.9) 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -2.7 (+5.3) 147.6 (-33.6) 62% ✓
Baseline ML UK -3.3 (+4.7) 149.8 (-35.8) 65% ✓

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 PROV
Overall 22-12 21-12
Conference 12-6 13-7
Home 14-4 15-2
Away 6-4 6-6
Neutral 2-4 0-4
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.5 77.3
Avg Pts Against 67.8 71.0
Massey 12.3 (#28) 10.7 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#30) 1.70 (#52)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#29) 2.29 (#42)
RPI 0.572 (#47) 0.541 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors UK PROV
FG% 45.9% 45.9%
3PT% 35.4% 35.1%
REB / G 39.0 38.3
OREB / G 13.6 12.2
AST / TO 1.31 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 51.5%
TOV% 17.3% 16.9%
ORB% 38.7% 35.3%
FT Rate 22.8% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.9%
DRB% 74.5% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 19.0%

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