So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Kentucky Wildcats
78 – 86
FINAL Conference
Georgia Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -6.5 Away covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money UK -298 / UGA +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UGA +8 164 Lost
Massey UK -4.3 (-12.3) — —
Massey Totals — 168.5 (-4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -4.1 (-12.1) 162.8 (+1.2) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -6.0 (-14.0) 163.8 (+0.2) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UK -5.1 (-13.1) 162.4 (+1.6) 73% ✗
Baseline ML UK -6.0 (-14.0) 162.2 (+1.8) 69% ✗

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 8, 2025 UGA 82 – 69 UK
Jan 20, 2024 UK 105 – 96 UGA
Feb 11, 2023 UGA 75 – 68 UK
Jan 18, 2023 UK 85 – 71 UGA
Jan 8, 2022 UK 92 – 77 UGA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK UGA
Overall 22-14 22-11
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 14-4 14-4
Away 4-6 6-4
Neutral 4-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.5 89.4
Avg Pts Against 74.3 79.8
Massey 17.4 (#24) 16.1 (#29)
Bradley-Terry 2.88 (#28) 2.05 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.64 (#27) 2.86 (#44)
RPI 0.604 (#30) 0.558 (#65)
Shooting & Four Factors UK UGA
FG% 47.0% 46.6%
3PT% 34.9% 31.7%
REB / G 37.9 39.7
OREB / G 11.9 13.8
AST / TO 1.58 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 53.5%
TOV% 14.7% 14.6%
ORB% 33.9% 36.2%
FT Rate 27.6% 28.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 19.3%
DRB% 70.4% 64.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 20.7%

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