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Gonzaga vs Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 08 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 89-90 (OT)
50-34 29-45 10-11
Position#37
Record7-1
FormWWLWW
Points / game90.4
Allowed / game66.1
vs
Position#71
Record7-1
FormWWWWL
Points / game92.9
Allowed / game68.4
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Gonzaga v Kentucky
07 Dec 2024
GONZ89
KENT90
20 Nov 2022
GONZ88
KENT72
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

GonzagaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas
#63
W
89-68
89
68
+21
A23/03
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A29/03
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
101-63
101
63
+38
H05/11
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
W
88-80
88
80
+8
H10/11
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#171
W
113-54
113
54
+59
H16/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
W
80-67
80
67
+13
A19/11
NCAA
Long Beach State
#347
W
84-41
84
41
+43
H21/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
L
78-86 OT
78
86
-8
H27/11
NCAA
Indiana
#132
W
89-73
89
73
+16
H28/11
NCAA
Davidson
#195
W
90-65
90
65
+25
H30/11
NCAA
1H
2H
43-44
46-24
36-40
32-40
49-30
52-33
38-38
50-42
49-27
64-27
40-31
40-36
40-24
44-17
39-31
32-40
57-39
32-34
42-31
48-34
155.7Avg total
88.0Scored
67.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)90.466.1156.5+24.288%
Season at home (7)91.966.0157.9+25.986%
Season away (1)80.067.0147.0+13.0100%
Last 10 (10)88.067.7155.7+20.380%
Last 5 (5)84.266.4150.6+17.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)74.869.0143.8+5.862%
vs Weaker ◀ (22)90.868.5159.4+22.391%
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
Texas A&M
#139
L
87-97
87
97
-10
H15/03
NCAA
Oakland
#76
L
76-80
76
80
-4
H21/03
NCAA
Wright State
#239
W
103-62
103
62
+41
H05/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#166
W
100-72
100
72
+28
H09/11
NCAA
Duke
#7
W
77-72
77
72
+5
A13/11
NCAA
Lipscomb
#51
W
97-68
97
68
+29
H20/11
NCAA
Jackson State
#221
W
108-59
108
59
+49
H23/11
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#182
W
87-68
87
68
+19
H26/11
NCAA
Georgia State
#274
W
105-76
105
76
+29
H30/11
NCAA
Clemson
#22
L
66-70
66
70
-4
A04/12
NCAA
1H
2H
42-48
45-49
35-38
41-42
46-24
57-38
47-31
53-41
37-46
40-26
43-26
54-42
54-30
54-29
45-33
42-35
48-33
57-43
30-37
36-33
163.0Avg total
90.6Scored
72.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (8)92.968.4161.2+24.588%
Season at home (6)100.067.5167.5+32.5100%
Season away (2)71.571.0142.5+0.550%
Last 10 (10)90.672.4163.0+18.270%
Last 5 (5)92.668.2160.8+24.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)77.373.3150.7+4.067%
vs Similar (7)90.785.1175.9+5.657%
vs Weaker (20)90.877.5168.3+13.375%
This opponent (Gonzaga) 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

-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +9.8+9.81st half: +8.1+8.12nd half2nd half: +11.3+11.32nd half: +10.1+10.1
-14-7+0+7+141st half1st half: +9.8+9.81st half: +8.1+8.12nd half2nd half: +11.3+11.32nd half: +10.1+10.1
GonzagaKentucky
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
GonzagaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kansas
#63
L
43-44
43
44
-1
A23/03
NCAA
Purdue
#8
L
36-40
36
40
-4
A29/03
NCAA
Baylor
#149
W
49-30
49
30
+19
H05/11
NCAA
Arizona State
#285
D
38-38
38
38
+0
H10/11
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#171
W
49-27
49
27
+22
H16/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#65
W
40-31
40
31
+9
A19/11
NCAA
Long Beach State
#347
W
40-24
40
24
+16
H21/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#131
W
39-31
39
31
+8
H27/11
NCAA
Indiana
#132
W
57-39
57
39
+18
H28/11
NCAA
Davidson
#195
W
42-31
42
31
+11
H30/11
NCAA
76.8Avg total
43.3Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)42.633.375.8+9.373%-
Last 30 at home (17)44.631.876.4+12.888%-
Last 30 away (13)39.935.275.2+4.754%-
Last 10 (10)43.333.576.8+9.870%-
Last 5 (5)43.631.274.8+12.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (8)36.532.468.9+4.162%-
vs Weaker ◀ (22)44.833.678.4+11.277%-
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
Texas A&M
#139
L
42-48
42
48
-6
H15/03
NCAA
Oakland
#76
L
35-38
35
38
-3
H21/03
NCAA
Wright State
#239
W
46-24
46
24
+22
H05/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#166
W
47-31
47
31
+16
H09/11
NCAA
Duke
#7
L
37-46
37
46
-9
A13/11
NCAA
Lipscomb
#51
W
43-26
43
26
+17
H20/11
NCAA
Jackson State
#221
W
54-30
54
30
+24
H23/11
NCAA
Western Kentucky
#182
W
45-33
45
33
+12
H26/11
NCAA
Georgia State
#274
W
48-33
48
33
+15
H30/11
NCAA
Clemson
#22
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A04/12
NCAA
77.3Avg total
42.7Scored
34.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)42.136.078.1+6.063%-
Last 30 at home (19)45.635.981.5+9.779%-
Last 30 away (11)35.936.372.2-0.436%-
Last 10 (10)42.734.677.3+8.160%-
Last 5 (5)44.031.875.8+12.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)36.039.075.0-3.033%-
vs Similar (7)40.637.377.9+3.357%-
vs Weaker (20)43.535.178.7+8.470%-
This opponent (Gonzaga) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Gonzaga wins
0
Kentucky wins
DateGameScore
10/02/24Kentucky v Gonzaga85-89
21/11/22Gonzaga v Kentucky88-72
Gonzagalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/11/24HDavidson90-65
28/11/24HIndiana89-73
27/11/24HWest Virginia78-86 OT
21/11/24HLong Beach State84-41
19/11/24ASan Diego State80-67
16/11/24HUMass Lowell113-54
10/11/24HArizona State88-80
05/11/24HBaylor101-63
29/03/24APurdue68-80
23/03/24AKansas89-68
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/12/24AClemson66-70
30/11/24HGeorgia State105-76
26/11/24HWestern Kentucky87-68
23/11/24HJackson State108-59
20/11/24HLipscomb97-68
13/11/24ADuke77-72
09/11/24HBucknell100-72
05/11/24HWright State103-62
21/03/24HOakland76-80
15/03/24HTexas A&M87-97

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Gonzaga
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW88%
HomeWWLWW86%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games871
Win %88%86%100%
Points / game90.491.980.0
Allowed / game66.166.067.0
Point differential+24.2+25.9+13.0
Avg total156.5157.9147.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%71%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %12%14%0%
Kentucky
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL88%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games862
Win %88%100%50%
Points / game92.9100.071.5
Allowed / game68.467.571.0
Point differential+24.5+32.5+0.5
Avg total161.2167.5142.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %0%0%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

West Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 St. Marys (CA)109190%77.363.0+14.3
2 Gonzaga87188%90.466.1+24.2
3 Washington State108280%81.273.5+7.7
4 San Francisco97278%78.362.7+15.7
5 Oregon State86275%77.258.6+18.6
6 Santa Clara105550%75.671.8+3.8
7 Loyola Marymount84450%70.869.5+1.2
8 Pacific115645%71.969.5+2.5
9 Pepperdine104640%72.671.0+1.6
10 San Diego Toreros83538%67.572.2-4.8
11 Seattle93633%72.472.2+0.2
12 Portland93633%70.680.4-9.9
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 -).
Southeastern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Tennessee880100%83.456.6+26.8
2 Florida990100%86.665.0+21.6
3 Oklahoma990100%81.766.0+15.7
4 Georgia98189%82.364.4+17.9
5 Ole Miss98189%83.366.2+17.1
6 Vanderbilt98189%83.669.0+14.6
7 Kentucky87188%92.968.4+24.5
8 Missouri87188%91.166.8+24.4
9 Texas87188%80.861.4+19.4
10 Mississippi St.87188%85.667.4+18.2
11 Auburn87188%85.668.8+16.9
12 LSU87188%82.069.8+12.2
13 Arkansas97278%79.464.2+15.2
14 Alabama97278%89.278.1+11.1
15 Texas A&M97278%75.464.7+10.8
16 South Carolina96367%75.167.2+7.9
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Gonzaga50291089
Kentucky34451190
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