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Kentucky Wildcats
78 – 94
FINAL Conference
Auburn Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread AUB -4.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Over
Money UK +175 / AUB -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual AUB +16 172 Lost
Massey AUB -5.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 166.9 (+5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AUB -5.1 (-10.9) 164.1 (+7.9) 26% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AUB -2.2 (-13.8) 166.0 (+6.0) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AUB -4.2 (-11.8) 167.6 (+4.4) 31% ✓
Baseline ML AUB -3.2 (-12.8) 166.1 (+5.9) 27% ✓

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 22, 2026 AUB 75 – 74 UK
Feb 17, 2024 UK 70 – 59 AUB
Feb 25, 2023 UK 86 – 54 AUB
Jan 22, 2022 AUB 80 – 71 UK
Feb 13, 2021 UK 82 – 80 AUB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK AUB
Overall 24-12 32-6
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 15-3 13-2
Away 4-6 8-2
Neutral 5-3 11-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.4 83.0
Avg Pts Against 77.2 69.4
Massey 18.9 (#12) 27.1 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 3.26 (#9) 5.18 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.88 (#13) 6.23 (#1)
RPI 0.627 (#11) 0.707 (#1)
Shooting & Four Factors UK AUB
FG% 48.4% 48.4%
3PT% 37.6% 36.7%
REB / G 38.8 38.5
OREB / G 10.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.59 1.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 55.8%
TOV% 14.8% 13.1%
ORB% 29.1% 35.8%
FT Rate 25.0% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 14.0% 17.1%
DRB% 73.1% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 27.7%

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