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Arkansas vs Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 26 Feb 2022
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 75-73
34-28 41-45
Position#39
Record22-6
FormWLWWW
Points / game77.5
Allowed / game67.4
vs
Position#34
Record23-5
FormWWLWW
Points / game80.6
Allowed / game65.3
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · Arkansas v Kentucky
31 Jan 2026
ARKA77
KENT85
27 Jan 2024
ARKA57
KENT63
04 Mar 2023
ARKA79
KENT88
26 Feb 2022
ARKA75
KENT73
18 Jan 2020
ARKA66
KENT73
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Arkansas 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

ArkansasUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas A&M
#81
W
76-73 OT
76
73
+3
H23/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#263
W
64-55
64
55
+9
A27/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#206
W
77-68
77
68
+9
H29/01
NCAA
Georgia
#353
W
99-73
99
73
+26
A03/02
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#171
W
63-55
63
55
+8
H06/02
NCAA
Auburn
#11
W
80-76 OT
80
76
+4
H09/02
NCAA
Alabama
#147
L
67-68
67
68
-1
A12/02
NCAA
Missouri
#288
W
76-57
76
57
+19
A16/02
NCAA
Tennessee
#29
W
58-48
58
48
+10
H19/02
NCAA
Florida
#131
W
82-74
82
74
+8
A23/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-29
31-35
30-23
34-32
38-29
39-39
53-47
46-26
25-25
38-30
28-25
38-41
32-37
35-31
46-27
30-30
24-23
34-25
37-34
45-40
138.9Avg total
74.2Scored
64.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)77.567.4144.9+10.179%
Season at home (19)78.766.8145.6+11.984%
Season away (9)74.968.4143.3+6.467%
Last 10 (10)74.264.7138.9+9.590%
Last 5 (5)72.664.6137.2+8.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)72.081.0153.0-9.00%
vs Similar (12)74.973.1148.0+1.867%
vs Weaker (17)79.063.5142.5+15.588%
This opponent (Kentucky) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Auburn
#11
L
71-80
71
80
-9
A22/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#171
W
82-74 OT
82
74
+8
H26/01
NCAA
Kansas
#8
W
80-62
80
62
+18
A29/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#191
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H03/02
NCAA
Alabama
#147
W
66-55
66
55
+11
A06/02
NCAA
South Carolina
#141
W
86-76
86
76
+10
A09/02
NCAA
Florida
#131
W
78-57
78
57
+21
H12/02
NCAA
Tennessee
#29
L
63-76
63
76
-13
A16/02
NCAA
Alabama
#147
W
90-81
90
81
+9
H19/02
NCAA
LSU
#93
W
71-66
71
66
+5
H24/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-29
38-51
37-24
35-48
51-31
29-31
41-31
36-39
33-27
33-28
39-34
47-42
33-28
45-29
32-46
31-30
47-46
43-35
23-31
48-35
146.1Avg total
76.4Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)80.665.3145.9+15.382%
Season at home (18)86.463.6150.0+22.8100%
Season away (10)70.168.3138.4+1.850%
Last 10 (10)76.469.7146.1+6.780%
Last 5 (5)77.671.2148.8+6.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)74.572.6147.1+1.938%
vs Weaker ◀ (22)83.063.0145.9+20.095%
This opponent (Arkansas) is Weaker. 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: +4.7+4.71st half: +4.2+4.22nd half2nd half: +4.1+4.12nd half: +1.7+1.7
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.7+4.71st half: +4.2+4.22nd half2nd half: +4.1+4.12nd half: +1.7+1.7
ArkansasKentucky
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
ArkansasLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas A&M
#81
W
33-29
33
29
+4
H23/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#263
W
30-23
30
23
+7
A27/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#206
W
38-29
38
29
+9
H29/01
NCAA
Georgia
#353
W
53-47
53
47
+6
A03/02
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#171
D
25-25
25
25
+0
H06/02
NCAA
Auburn
#11
W
28-25
28
25
+3
H09/02
NCAA
Alabama
#147
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A12/02
NCAA
Missouri
#288
W
46-27
46
27
+19
A16/02
NCAA
Tennessee
#29
W
24-23
24
23
+1
H19/02
NCAA
Florida
#131
W
37-34
37
34
+3
A23/02
NCAA
64.5Avg total
34.6Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.031.967.9+4.160%-
Last 30 at home (20)35.230.966.1+4.465%-
Last 30 away (10)37.534.171.6+3.450%-
Last 10 (10)34.629.964.5+4.780%-
Last 5 (5)33.429.262.6+4.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)38.046.084.0-8.00%-
vs Similar (12)32.631.864.4+0.850%-
vs Weaker (17)38.331.269.5+7.171%-
This opponent (Kentucky) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Auburn
#11
W
33-29
33
29
+4
A22/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#171
W
37-24
37
24
+13
H26/01
NCAA
Kansas
#8
W
51-31
51
31
+20
A29/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#191
W
41-31
41
31
+10
H03/02
NCAA
Alabama
#147
W
33-27
33
27
+6
A06/02
NCAA
South Carolina
#141
W
39-34
39
34
+5
A09/02
NCAA
Florida
#131
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H12/02
NCAA
Tennessee
#29
L
32-46
32
46
-14
A16/02
NCAA
Alabama
#147
W
47-46
47
46
+1
H19/02
NCAA
LSU
#93
L
23-31
23
31
-8
H24/02
NCAA
69.6Avg total
36.9Scored
32.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.131.869.9+6.480%-
Last 30 at home (20)39.531.170.5+8.490%-
Last 30 away (10)35.433.268.6+2.260%-
Last 10 (10)36.932.769.6+4.280%-
Last 5 (5)34.837.071.8-2.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)35.836.672.4-0.938%-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)39.030.069.0+9.095%-
This opponent (Arkansas) is Weaker. 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
1
Arkansas wins
1
Kentucky wins
DateGameScore
10/02/21Kentucky v Arkansas80-81
18/01/20Arkansas v Kentucky66-73
Arkansaslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/02/22AFlorida82-74
19/02/22HTennessee58-48
16/02/22AMissouri76-57
12/02/22AAlabama67-68
09/02/22HAuburn80-76 OT
06/02/22HMississippi St.63-55
03/02/22AGeorgia99-73
29/01/22HWest Virginia77-68
27/01/22AOle Miss64-55
23/01/22HTexas A&M76-73 OT
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/02/22HLSU71-66
19/02/22HAlabama90-81
16/02/22ATennessee63-76
12/02/22HFlorida78-57
09/02/22ASouth Carolina86-76
06/02/22AAlabama66-55
03/02/22HVanderbilt77-70
29/01/22AKansas80-62
26/01/22HMississippi St.82-74 OT
22/01/22AAuburn71-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Arkansas
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW79%
HomeWWWWW84%
AwayWWLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games28199
Win %79%84%67%
Points / game77.578.774.9
Allowed / game67.466.868.4
Point differential+10.1+11.9+6.4
Avg total144.9145.6143.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%58%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)67% (3)0% (2)
Overtime %7%11%0%
Kentucky
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW82%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281810
Win %82%100%50%
Points / game80.686.470.1
Allowed / game65.363.668.3
Point differential+15.3+22.8+1.8
Avg total145.9150.0138.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+64%78%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)100% (1)0% (2)
Overtime %4%6%0%
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 Auburn2825389%79.766.9+12.9
2 Kentucky2823582%80.665.3+15.3
3 Arkansas2822679%77.567.4+10.1
4 Tennessee2720774%73.762.8+10.9
5 Texas2820871%68.658.0+10.6
6 LSU2819968%72.862.2+10.6
7 Alabama28181064%80.275.9+4.3
8 South Carolina27171063%71.669.0+2.6
9 Florida29181162%70.364.9+5.4
10 Texas A&M28171161%72.766.7+6.0
11 Mississippi St.29171259%71.666.2+5.3
12 Oklahoma29151452%68.464.9+3.5
13 Vanderbilt28141450%69.467.2+2.2
14 Ole Miss28131546%68.668.0+0.6
15 Missouri28101836%64.970.4-5.5
16 Georgia2962321%70.678.3-7.8
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
Arkansas344175
Kentucky284573
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