And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UK -6.0 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual UK +12 144 Lost
Massey UK -6.7 (-5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 136.9 (+7.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -4.8 (-7.2) 136.9 (+7.1) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -5.1 (-6.9) 138.6 (+5.4) 33% ✓
Baseline ML UK -5.0 (-7.0) 139.4 (+4.6) 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -5.6 (-6.4) 140.1 (+3.9) 29% ✓

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 VAN UK
Overall 19-17 26-8
Conference 7-11 14-4
Home 11-8 18-0
Away 5-8 6-5
Neutral 3-1 2-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.8 79.4
Avg Pts Against 67.8 66.6
Massey 6.9 (#75) 17.4 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#94) 2.09 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#108) 3.17 (#35)
RPI 0.538 (#103) 0.569 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN UK
FG% 40.7% 49.4%
3PT% 30.7% 33.9%
REB / G 36.1 43.6
OREB / G 11.9 14.3
AST / TO 0.85 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 54.4%
TOV% 18.9% 16.7%
ORB% 32.3% 41.1%
FT Rate 27.0% 16.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 43.8%
Opp TOV% 24.6% 18.3%
DRB% 72.6% 78.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 16.2%

Game Analysis

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