I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
(3) Kentucky Wildcats
77 – 71
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
(11) Vanderbilt Commodores
Southeastern Conference · Benchmark International Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UK -11.0 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money UK -650 / VAN +475
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +6 148 Won
Massey UK -10.9 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (+7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -8.9 (-2.9) 142.6 (+5.4) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -8.4 (-2.4) 143.2 (+4.8) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UK -8.3 (-2.3) 142.8 (+5.2) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -7.7 (-1.7) 142.8 (+5.2) 75% ✓

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 UK VAN
Overall 26-8 19-17
Conference 14-4 7-11
Home 18-0 11-8
Away 6-5 5-8
Neutral 2-3 3-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 70.8
Avg Pts Against 66.6 67.8
Massey 19.9 (#3) 9.0 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 3.25 (#8) 1.36 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.11 (#5) 1.55 (#84)
RPI 0.628 (#7) 0.548 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 48.9% 42.4%
3PT% 35.5% 33.9%
REB / G 40.3 34.2
OREB / G 12.9 9.5
AST / TO 1.40 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 50.3%
TOV% 16.7% 19.5%
ORB% 38.0% 27.2%
FT Rate 19.8% 27.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 21.2%
DRB% 75.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 25.9%

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