Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Kentucky Wildcats
98 69
FINAL Neutral CBS Sports Classic
North Carolina Tar Heels
T-Mobile Arena (Neutral) · December 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UK -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money UK -150 / UNC +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +29 167 Won
Massey UK -0.7 (+28.3)
Massey Totals 149.0 (+18.0)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 27%
Baseline Plus ML UK -2.4 (+26.6) 142.7 (+24.3) 60%
Model 4 ML UK -2.5 (+26.5) 145.1 (+21.9) 58%
Model 3 ML UK -1.0 (+28.0) 144.6 (+22.4) 54%
Baseline ML UK -2.1 (+26.9) 145.5 (+21.5) 58%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 3, 2025 UNC 6764 UK
Dec 16, 2023 UK 8783 UNC
Dec 19, 2020 UNC 7563 UK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK UNC
Overall 26-8 29-10
Conference 14-4 15-5
Home 18-0 15-2
Away 6-5 8-3
Neutral 2-3 6-5
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 77.9
Avg Pts Against 66.6 71.3
Massey 10.9 (#32) 10.2 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#99) 2.12 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.89 (#75) 2.88 (#41)
RPI 0.493 (#182) 0.624 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors UK UNC
FG% 48.1% 48.3%
3PT% 30.2% 40.9%
REB / G 43.9 40.6
OREB / G 15.4 10.0
AST / TO 1.36 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 55.3%
TOV% 17.3% 17.5%
ORB% 45.0% 30.4%
FT Rate 17.1% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 14.0%
DRB% 76.6% 81.4%
Opp FT Rate 13.3% 13.1%

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