He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Kentucky Wildcats
94 78
FINAL Conference
Oklahoma Sooners
Southeastern Conference · Rupp Arena · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UK -8.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money UK -470 / OU +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual UK +16 172 Won
Massey UK -11.0 (+5.0)
Massey Totals 156.1 (+15.9)
Bradley-Terry 92%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML UK -11.5 (+4.5) 149.3 (+22.7) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML UK -11.1 (+4.9) 149.8 (+22.2) 85%
Baseline ML UK -11.1 (+4.9) 150.8 (+21.2) 84%
Baseline Plus ML UK -12.3 (+3.7) 153.3 (+18.7) 85%

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 14, 2025 UK 8584 OU
Feb 27, 2025 UK 8382 OU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK OU
Overall 22-14 21-16
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 14-4 11-5
Away 4-6 4-7
Neutral 4-4 6-4
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.5 82.9
Avg Pts Against 74.3 77.4
Massey 17.0 (#26) 9.0 (#68)
Bradley-Terry 2.77 (#27) 0.88 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.57 (#29) 1.50 (#83)
RPI 0.599 (#36) 0.488 (#204)
Shooting & Four Factors UK OU
FG% 46.9% 46.2%
3PT% 34.2% 34.7%
REB / G 38.1 37.7
OREB / G 11.9 12.2
AST / TO 1.56 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 53.9%
TOV% 14.8% 14.4%
ORB% 34.1% 34.1%
FT Rate 27.4% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 15.5%
DRB% 71.5% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 24.1%

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