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(2) Kentucky Wildcats
79 – 85 OT
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(15) Saint Peter's Peacocks
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UK -17.5 Away covered
Money UK -600 / SPU +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual SPU +6 164 Lost
Massey UK -17.0 (-23.0) — —
Massey Totals — 132.0 (+32.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UK -12.1 (-18.1) 134.8 (+29.2) 85% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -13.0 (-19.0) 133.5 (+30.5) 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -12.1 (-18.1) 135.7 (+28.3) 84% ✗
Baseline ML UK -12.6 (-18.6) 135.0 (+29.0) 85% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK SPU
Overall 26-8 22-12
Conference 14-4 14-6
Home 18-0 9-4
Away 6-5 7-7
Neutral 2-3 6-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 66.4
Avg Pts Against 66.6 62.9
Massey 19.5 (#4) 2.5 (#131)
Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#9) 0.48 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.00 (#7) 0.55 (#131)
RPI 0.619 (#9) 0.550 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors UK SPU
FG% 48.4% 42.5%
3PT% 34.9% 34.8%
REB / G 40.3 35.9
OREB / G 12.9 10.9
AST / TO 1.39 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 47.8%
TOV% 16.6% 20.8%
ORB% 37.8% 31.5%
FT Rate 19.8% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 44.1%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 20.9%
DRB% 75.2% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 30.1%

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