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Alabama vs Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 07 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 78-52
35-24 43-28
Position#11
Record12-2
FormWLWWW
Points / game83.3
Allowed / game71.0
Alabama 🏆
USA
vs
Kentucky
USA
Position#86
Record10-4
FormLWLWW
Points / game78.6
Allowed / game66.5
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Alabama winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kentucky winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

AlabamaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan State
#108
W
81-70
81
70
+11
A25/11
NCAA
Uconn
#29
L
67-82
67
82
-15
H26/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#117
W
103-101 OT
103
101
+2
H27/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#154
W
78-65
78
65
+13
H04/12
NCAA
Houston
#7
W
71-65
71
65
+6
A10/12
NCAA
Memphis
#42
W
91-88
91
88
+3
H14/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#13
L
90-100
90
100
-10
H17/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#265
W
84-64
84
64
+20
H21/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
W
78-67
78
67
+11
A29/12
NCAA
Ole Miss
#292
W
84-62
84
62
+22
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
42-37
39-33
30-35
37-47
37-34
40-43
42-35
36-30
27-31
44-34
36-33
55-55
42-47
48-53
33-32
51-32
34-30
44-37
44-23
40-39
159.1Avg total
82.7Scored
76.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)83.371.0154.3+12.386%
Season at home (10)87.173.7160.8+13.480%
Season away (4)73.864.2138.0+9.5100%
Last 10 (10)82.776.4159.1+6.380%
Last 5 (5)85.476.2161.6+9.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)74.178.3152.4-4.143%
vs Similar (11)79.577.6157.2+1.955%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)83.870.5154.2+13.292%
This opponent (Kentucky) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Gonzaga
#13
L
72-88
72
88
-16
A21/11
NCAA
North Florida
#243
W
96-56
96
56
+40
H23/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
W
60-41
60
41
+19
H30/11
NCAA
Michigan
#174
W
73-69
73
69
+4
H04/12
NCAA
Yale
#50
W
69-59
69
59
+10
H10/12
NCAA
UCLA
#12
L
53-63
53
63
-10
H17/12
NCAA
Florida A&M
#352
W
88-68
88
68
+20
H22/12
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
75-89
75
89
-14
A29/12
NCAA
Louisville
#367
W
86-63
86
63
+23
H31/12
NCAA
LSU
#264
W
74-71
74
71
+3
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
25-41
47-47
54-23
42-33
21-21
39-20
37-36
36-33
33-27
36-32
27-35
26-28
42-32
46-36
30-42
45-47
45-30
41-33
42-38
32-33
141.3Avg total
74.6Scored
66.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)78.666.5145.1+12.171%
Season at home (11)79.760.7140.5+19.091%
Season away (3)74.787.7162.3-13.00%
Last 10 (10)74.666.7141.3+7.970%
Last 5 (5)75.270.8146.0+4.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)64.770.0134.7-5.333%
vs Similar (9)72.172.1144.2+0.044%
vs Weaker (18)81.566.9148.4+14.689%
This opponent (Alabama) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +3.0+3.01st half: +3.1+3.12nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +4.8+4.8
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +3.0+3.01st half: +3.1+3.12nd half2nd half: +3.1+3.12nd half: +4.8+4.8
AlabamaKentucky
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
AlabamaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan State
#108
W
42-37
42
37
+5
A25/11
NCAA
Uconn
#29
L
30-35
30
35
-5
H26/11
NCAA
North Carolina
#117
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H27/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#154
W
42-35
42
35
+7
H04/12
NCAA
Houston
#7
L
27-31
27
31
-4
A10/12
NCAA
Memphis
#42
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H14/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#13
L
42-47
42
47
-5
H17/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#265
W
33-32
33
32
+1
H21/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
W
34-30
34
30
+4
A29/12
NCAA
Ole Miss
#292
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H04/01
NCAA
70.4Avg total
36.7Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.934.572.4+3.470%-
Last 30 at home (20)37.933.571.3+4.475%-
Last 30 away (10)37.936.574.4+1.460%-
Last 10 (10)36.733.770.4+3.070%-
Last 5 (5)37.833.070.8+4.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)36.637.974.4-1.357%-
vs Similar (11)38.034.772.7+3.355%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)38.632.270.8+6.392%-
This opponent (Kentucky) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Gonzaga
#13
L
25-41
25
41
-16
A21/11
NCAA
North Florida
#243
W
54-23
54
23
+31
H23/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
D
21-21
21
21
+0
H30/11
NCAA
Michigan
#174
W
37-36
37
36
+1
H04/12
NCAA
Yale
#50
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H10/12
NCAA
UCLA
#12
L
27-35
27
35
-8
H17/12
NCAA
Florida A&M
#352
W
42-32
42
32
+10
H22/12
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
30-42
30
42
-12
A29/12
NCAA
Louisville
#367
W
45-30
45
30
+15
H31/12
NCAA
LSU
#264
W
42-38
42
38
+4
H04/01
NCAA
68.1Avg total
35.6Scored
32.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.732.168.8+4.667%-
Last 30 at home (19)38.730.869.5+7.979%-
Last 30 away (11)33.234.567.6-1.345%-
Last 10 (10)35.632.568.1+3.160%-
Last 5 (5)37.235.472.6+1.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)28.334.362.7-6.033%-
vs Similar (9)33.334.067.3-0.744%-
vs Weaker (18)39.830.870.6+8.983%-
This opponent (Alabama) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Alabama wins
3
Kentucky wins
DateGameScore
19/02/22Kentucky v Alabama90-81
06/02/22Alabama v Kentucky55-66
27/01/21Alabama v Kentucky70-59
13/01/21Kentucky v Alabama65-85
11/01/20Kentucky v Alabama76-67
Alabamalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/23HOle Miss84-62
29/12/22AMississippi St.78-67
21/12/22HJackson State84-64
17/12/22HGonzaga90-100
14/12/22HMemphis91-88
10/12/22AHouston71-65
04/12/22HSouth Dakota St.78-65
27/11/22HNorth Carolina103-101 OT
26/11/22HUconn67-82
25/11/22AMichigan State81-70
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/23HLSU74-71
31/12/22HLouisville86-63
29/12/22AMissouri75-89
22/12/22HFlorida A&M88-68
17/12/22HUCLA53-63
10/12/22HYale69-59
04/12/22HMichigan73-69
30/11/22HBellarmine60-41
23/11/22HNorth Florida96-56
21/11/22AGonzaga72-88

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Alabama
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW86%
HomeWWLWW80%
AwayWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14104
Win %86%80%100%
Points / game83.387.173.8
Allowed / game71.073.764.2
Point differential+12.3+13.4+9.5
Avg total154.3160.8138.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+64%60%75%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %7%10%0%
Kentucky
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW71%
HomeWLWWW91%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games14113
Win %71%91%0%
Points / game78.679.774.7
Allowed / game66.560.787.7
Point differential+12.1+19.0-13.0
Avg total145.1140.5162.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%73%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (2)-
Overtime %7%0%33%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southeastern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Texas1513287%82.365.1+17.1
2 Missouri1513287%87.175.1+12.0
3 Tennessee1412286%74.753.2+21.5
4 Arkansas1412286%77.462.2+15.2
5 Alabama1412286%83.371.0+12.3
6 LSU1412286%71.964.1+7.8
7 Auburn1411379%72.162.8+9.3
8 Georgia1411379%71.664.0+7.6
9 Kentucky1410471%78.666.5+12.1
10 Mississippi St.1410471%65.758.2+7.5
11 Oklahoma149564%68.461.5+6.9
12 Texas A&M149564%75.068.2+6.8
13 Ole Miss148657%68.664.9+3.7
14 Vanderbilt158753%71.668.1+3.5
15 Florida147750%74.266.6+7.6
16 South Carolina147750%65.970.1-4.3
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Alabama354378
Kentucky242852
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