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Kentucky Wildcats
82 – 69
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UK -1.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money UK -110 / LSU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +13 151 Won
Massey LSU -4.6 (+17.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (+3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 26% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LSU -2.3 (+15.3) 145.7 (+5.3) 38% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LSU -2.7 (+15.7) 144.7 (+6.3) 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LSU -2.2 (+15.2) 147.8 (+3.2) 46% ✗
Baseline ML LSU -1.8 (+14.8) 145.8 (+5.2) 46% ✗

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 9-16 19-10
Conference 8-9 11-6
Home 5-6 11-2
Away 4-7 4-6
Neutral 0-3 4-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 81.8
Avg Pts Against 70.2 75.2
Massey 6.6 (#82) 14.0 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#139) 2.31 (#36)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.51 (#95) 3.09 (#37)
RPI 0.524 (#129) 0.635 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors UK LSU
FG% 41.9% 48.0%
3PT% 28.4% 35.2%
REB / G 38.8 38.8
OREB / G 13.0 11.8
AST / TO 0.72 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.9% 54.8%
TOV% 21.9% 18.2%
ORB% 35.7% 33.9%
FT Rate 22.6% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 21.0%
DRB% 67.9% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 19.2%

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