I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart "I'm Eighteen" - Alice Cooper
(8) Kentucky Wildcats
73 – 74
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC Men's
(9) Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UK -3.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money UK -150 / MSST +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual MSST +1 147 Lost
Massey UK -2.1 (-3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 132.2 (+14.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UK -1.9 (-2.9) 134.2 (+12.8) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -0.8 (-1.8) 134.3 (+12.7) 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -1.6 (-2.6) 135.2 (+11.8) 59% ✗
Baseline ML UK -2.1 (-3.1) 134.5 (+12.5) 59% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 11, 2026 UK 92 – 68 MSST
Jan 12, 2025 UK 95 – 90 MSST
Feb 28, 2024 UK 91 – 89 MSST
Jan 18, 2024 UK 90 – 77 MSST
Feb 16, 2023 UK 71 – 68 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK MSST
Overall 9-16 18-15
Conference 8-9 8-10
Home 5-6 9-6
Away 4-7 5-4
Neutral 0-3 4-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 69.3
Avg Pts Against 70.2 66.8
Massey 10.1 (#53) 8.0 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#89) 1.01 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#71) 1.51 (#82)
RPI 0.531 (#110) 0.522 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors UK MSST
FG% 41.7% 45.5%
3PT% 33.2% 34.9%
REB / G 38.4 38.9
OREB / G 12.1 12.2
AST / TO 0.86 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 50.3%
TOV% 20.2% 21.7%
ORB% 33.1% 35.7%
FT Rate 25.5% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 18.1%
DRB% 69.8% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 18.8%

Game Analysis

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