I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Southeastern Conference · Bud Walton Arena · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -6.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money ARK -298 / UK +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual UK +8 162 Lost
Massey ARK -5.5 (-13.5) — —
Massey Totals — 164.2 (-2.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -7.1 (-15.1) 157.7 (+4.3) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARK -6.3 (-14.3) 159.1 (+2.9) 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ARK -6.4 (-14.4) 159.9 (+2.1) 71% ✗
Baseline ML ARK -6.7 (-14.7) 158.2 (+3.8) 76% ✗

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 2, 2025 ARK 89 – 79 UK
Mar 2, 2024 UK 111 – 102 ARK
Jan 27, 2024 UK 63 – 57 ARK
Mar 4, 2023 UK 88 – 79 ARK
Feb 8, 2023 ARK 88 – 73 UK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARK UK
Overall 28-9 22-14
Conference 13-5 10-8
Home 17-1 14-4
Away 5-5 4-6
Neutral 6-3 4-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 90.2 80.5
Avg Pts Against 81.0 74.3
Massey 18.7 (#19) 16.3 (#28)
Bradley-Terry 3.28 (#17) 2.44 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.33 (#17) 3.19 (#35)
RPI 0.641 (#14) 0.582 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK UK
FG% 49.8% 46.6%
3PT% 37.9% 33.9%
REB / G 36.8 38.2
OREB / G 11.2 12.0
AST / TO 1.83 1.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 53.5%
TOV% 13.3% 15.0%
ORB% 33.1% 34.0%
FT Rate 28.0% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.6%
DRB% 69.0% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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