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Kentucky Wildcats
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FINAL Conference
Missouri Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -12.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money UK -900 / MIZ +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual MIZ +5 141 Lost
Massey UK -13.7 (-18.7)
Massey Totals 155.7 (-14.7)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 76%
Baseline Plus ML UK -14.7 (-19.7) 150.2 (-9.2) 86%
Model 4 ML UK -12.1 (-17.1) 146.3 (-5.3) 84%
Model 3 ML UK -11.7 (-16.7) 150.7 (-9.7) 87%
Baseline ML UK -12.4 (-17.4) 150.2 (-9.2) 86%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 UK 7872 MIZ
Mar 8, 2025 UK 9183 MIZ
Jan 10, 2024 UK 9077 MIZ
Dec 29, 2022 MIZ 8975 UK
Dec 30, 2021 UK 8356 MIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK MIZ
Overall 22-14 20-13
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 14-4 15-3
Away 4-6 5-6
Neutral 4-4 0-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 80.5 79.2
Avg Pts Against 74.3 75.5
Massey 17.5 (#19) 7.6 (#86)
Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#55) 1.89 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.07 (#39) 2.63 (#54)
RPI 0.549 (#91) 0.534 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors UK MIZ
FG% 48.1% 51.4%
3PT% 33.1% 36.5%
REB / G 40.0 37.2
OREB / G 12.1 12.3
AST / TO 1.70 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 58.2%
TOV% 14.6% 18.4%
ORB% 34.3% 38.2%
FT Rate 25.5% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.2%
DRB% 73.4% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 23.9%

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