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(2) Tennessee Volunteers
78 65
FINAL Neutral Conference NCAA Tournament
(3) Kentucky Wildcats
Southeastern Conference · Lucas Oil Stadium (Neutral) · March 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -5.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money TENN -215 / UK +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total TENN win
Actual TENN +13 143 Won
Massey TENN -2.9 (+10.1)
Massey Totals 145.4 (-2.4)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 80%
Baseline ML TENN -4.4 (+8.6) 148.4 (-5.4) 67%
Baseline Plus ML TENN -4.9 (+8.1) 145.5 (-2.5) 70%
Efficiency Plus ML TENN -5.3 (+7.7) 145.2 (-2.2) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML TENN -5.6 (+7.4) 144.0 (-1.0) 70%

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 8, 2026 UK 7471 TENN
Jan 17, 2026 UK 8078 TENN
Feb 12, 2025 UK 7564 TENN
Jan 29, 2025 UK 7873 TENN
Mar 9, 2024 UK 8581 TENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TENN UK
Overall 30-8 24-12
Conference 12-6 10-8
Home 16-1 15-3
Away 6-5 4-6
Neutral 8-2 5-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 84.4
Avg Pts Against 63.1 77.2
Massey 21.7 (#6) 18.8 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 4.28 (#3) 3.46 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.45 (#3) 4.08 (#10)
RPI 0.640 (#6) 0.623 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors TENN UK
FG% 45.5% 48.1%
3PT% 34.5% 37.4%
REB / G 36.5 38.4
OREB / G 11.4 10.0
AST / TO 1.47 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 55.9%
TOV% 16.2% 14.9%
ORB% 35.5% 28.2%
FT Rate 26.4% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.6% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 14.2%
DRB% 69.9% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 21.8%

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