I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Kentucky Wildcats
92 – 77
FINAL Conference
Georgia Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UK -22.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +15 169 Won
Massey UK -24.3 (-9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (+20.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -21.7 (-6.7) 151.2 (+17.8) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -17.8 (-2.8) 151.8 (+17.2) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -20.2 (-5.2) 152.2 (+16.8) 91% ✓
Baseline ML UK -22.0 (-7.0) 152.0 (+17.0) 91% ✓

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 18, 2026 UGA 86 – 78 UK
Jan 8, 2025 UGA 82 – 69 UK
Jan 20, 2024 UK 105 – 96 UGA
Feb 11, 2023 UGA 75 – 68 UK
Jan 18, 2023 UK 85 – 71 UGA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK UGA
Overall 26-8 6-26
Conference 14-4 1-17
Home 18-0 6-13
Away 6-5 0-10
Neutral 2-3 0-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L12
Avg Pts For 79.4 69.8
Avg Pts Against 66.6 78.5
Massey 17.7 (#10) -2.6 (#220)
Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#46) -0.98 (#259)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.20 (#34) -1.11 (#254)
RPI 0.563 (#72) 0.450 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors UK UGA
FG% 48.9% 44.2%
3PT% 33.6% 31.2%
REB / G 44.5 35.4
OREB / G 14.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.40 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 50.2%
TOV% 17.3% 19.9%
ORB% 42.0% 28.7%
FT Rate 17.3% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.1% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 16.1%
DRB% 78.1% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 15.0% 17.4%

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