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Kentucky Wildcats
71 – 66
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 24, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UK -6.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +5 137 Won
Massey UK -6.6 (-1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.2 (-2.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -7.4 (-2.4) 145.2 (-8.2) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -7.3 (-2.3) 144.3 (-7.3) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -7.3 (-2.3) 145.8 (-8.8) 77% ✓
Baseline ML UK -6.9 (-1.9) 145.8 (-8.8) 80% ✓

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 UK LSU
Overall 26-8 22-12
Conference 14-4 9-9
Home 18-0 15-2
Away 6-5 3-8
Neutral 2-3 4-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 79.4 72.6
Avg Pts Against 66.6 63.4
Massey 20.3 (#3) 16.5 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#9) 2.35 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.16 (#7) 2.93 (#27)
RPI 0.634 (#7) 0.610 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors UK LSU
FG% 48.7% 44.2%
3PT% 36.3% 32.6%
REB / G 41.1 38.4
OREB / G 13.3 12.6
AST / TO 1.42 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 49.8%
TOV% 16.8% 21.0%
ORB% 38.2% 34.6%
FT Rate 19.2% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 25.6%
DRB% 75.6% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 24.4%

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