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Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UK -11.5 Away covered
O/U 136.0 Over
Money UK -800 / VAN +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +3 151 Won
Massey UK -8.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 131.2 (+19.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -5.3 (-2.3) 133.5 (+17.5) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -4.4 (-1.4) 134.9 (+16.1) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -4.7 (-1.7) 135.8 (+15.2) 71% ✓
Baseline ML UK -5.7 (-2.7) 134.4 (+16.6) 69% ✓

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 9-16 9-16
Conference 8-9 3-13
Home 5-6 6-7
Away 4-7 2-8
Neutral 0-3 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 71.8
Avg Pts Against 70.2 72.4
Massey 4.0 (#108) -1.3 (#186)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#210) -0.28 (#186)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.33 (#156) -0.36 (#184)
RPI 0.489 (#176) 0.437 (#250)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 41.5% 43.2%
3PT% 29.1% 33.3%
REB / G 40.2 37.3
OREB / G 13.8 11.7
AST / TO 0.72 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 51.1%
TOV% 22.7% 20.4%
ORB% 36.5% 32.5%
FT Rate 19.4% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 20.5%
DRB% 70.7% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 18.4%

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