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Kentucky Wildcats
72 – 63
FINAL Conference
Ole Miss Rebels
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -11.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money UK -650 / MISS +470
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +9 135 Won
Massey UK -13.0 (-4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 146.9 (-11.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -11.7 (-2.7) 142.7 (-7.7) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -12.4 (-3.4) 144.6 (-9.6) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -12.7 (-3.7) 144.7 (-9.7) 86% ✓
Baseline ML UK -12.1 (-3.1) 143.5 (-8.5) 87% ✓

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 5, 2025 MISS 98 – 84 UK
Feb 14, 2024 UK 75 – 63 MISS
Feb 1, 2023 UK 75 – 66 MISS
Mar 2, 2022 UK 83 – 72 MISS
Mar 3, 2021 MISS 70 – 62 UK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK MISS
Overall 22-14 15-20
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 14-4 7-9
Away 4-6 3-7
Neutral 4-4 5-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.5 75.9
Avg Pts Against 74.3 76.1
Massey 17.3 (#26) 7.5 (#85)
Bradley-Terry 2.33 (#37) 1.22 (#81)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.10 (#37) 1.60 (#84)
RPI 0.579 (#53) 0.534 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors UK MISS
FG% 47.8% 44.7%
3PT% 34.6% 34.3%
REB / G 37.9 35.4
OREB / G 11.8 10.6
AST / TO 1.68 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 51.2%
TOV% 14.5% 14.5%
ORB% 34.2% 30.3%
FT Rate 26.3% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.6%
DRB% 72.2% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 27.0%

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