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Missouri Tigers
75 – 70
FINAL Conference
Kentucky Wildcats
Southeastern Conference · Mizzou Arena · February 4, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MIZ -4.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MIZ -175 / UK +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIZ win
Actual MIZ +5 145 Won
Massey MIZ -6.8 (-1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 136.5 (+8.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MIZ -7.2 (-2.2) 139.9 (+5.1) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MIZ -4.7 (+0.3) 141.0 (+4.0) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MIZ -6.6 (-1.6) 141.4 (+3.6) 77% ✓
Baseline ML MIZ -7.1 (-2.1) 139.9 (+5.1) 79% ✓

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 12, 2026 UK 78 – 72 MIZ
Jan 8, 2026 MIZ 73 – 68 UK
Mar 8, 2025 UK 91 – 83 MIZ
Jan 10, 2024 UK 90 – 77 MIZ
Dec 29, 2022 MIZ 89 – 75 UK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MIZ UK
Overall 16-10 9-16
Conference 8-8 8-9
Home 8-4 5-6
Away 6-4 4-7
Neutral 2-2 0-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 70.4
Avg Pts Against 71.9 70.2
Massey 12.5 (#31) 8.4 (#66)
Bradley-Terry 2.86 (#14) 0.82 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#21) 1.74 (#80)
RPI 0.648 (#5) 0.527 (#120)
Shooting & Four Factors MIZ UK
FG% 45.9% 41.5%
3PT% 30.1% 29.0%
REB / G 37.3 39.0
OREB / G 10.3 12.6
AST / TO 0.97 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 45.7%
TOV% 18.9% 21.4%
ORB% 30.6% 34.7%
FT Rate 29.6% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.5%
DRB% 70.1% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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