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Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UK -4.5 Home covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money UK -210 / VAN +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +21 143 Won
Massey UK -9.0 (+12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 168.9 (-25.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -9.2 (+11.8) 160.7 (-17.7) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -9.4 (+11.6) 160.0 (-17.0) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -9.2 (+11.8) 163.7 (-20.7) 81% ✓
Baseline ML UK -8.9 (+12.1) 162.2 (-19.2) 82% ✓

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
Jan 25, 2025 VAN 74 – 69 UK
Mar 7, 2024 UK 93 – 77 VAN
Feb 7, 2024 UK 109 – 77 VAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK VAN
Overall 24-12 20-13
Conference 10-8 8-10
Home 15-3 14-3
Away 4-6 3-7
Neutral 5-3 3-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 84.4 78.9
Avg Pts Against 77.2 74.3
Massey 18.8 (#13) 13.0 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 3.10 (#13) 2.73 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.84 (#17) 3.02 (#35)
RPI 0.626 (#14) 0.575 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors UK VAN
FG% 48.3% 45.9%
3PT% 37.9% 33.0%
REB / G 39.6 35.0
OREB / G 10.7 11.7
AST / TO 1.65 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 52.5%
TOV% 14.5% 14.2%
ORB% 29.9% 32.1%
FT Rate 24.8% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 13.5% 20.9%
DRB% 73.1% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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