But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
LSU Tigers
65 – 60
FINAL Conference
Kentucky Wildcats
Southeastern Conference · Pete Maravich Assembly Center · January 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread LSU -1.0 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total LSU win
Actual LSU +5 125 Won
Massey LSU -7.4 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LSU -6.7 (-1.7) 136.0 (-11.0) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LSU -7.4 (-2.4) 136.8 (-11.8) 74% ✓
Baseline ML LSU -7.3 (-2.3) 136.5 (-11.5) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LSU -5.7 (-0.7) 140.2 (-15.2) 66% ✓

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
Jan 4, 2023 UK 74 – 71 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LSU UK
Overall 22-12 26-8
Conference 9-9 14-4
Home 15-2 18-0
Away 3-8 6-5
Neutral 4-2 2-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.6 79.4
Avg Pts Against 63.4 66.6
Massey 20.7 (#3) 17.6 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 3.74 (#8) 2.12 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.85 (#8) 3.29 (#33)
RPI 0.668 (#8) 0.562 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors LSU UK
FG% 44.8% 49.7%
3PT% 31.0% 33.6%
REB / G 41.8 44.9
OREB / G 12.9 15.0
AST / TO 0.93 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 54.6%
TOV% 19.2% 17.0%
ORB% 34.8% 43.4%
FT Rate 21.9% 17.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.9% 42.5%
Opp TOV% 27.1% 18.0%
DRB% 74.4% 78.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 15.0%

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