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Kentucky vs LSU Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 23 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 82-69
49-36 33-33
Position#273
Record4-9
FormWWLLL
Points / game67.0
Allowed / game68.1
vs
Position#80
Record10-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game85.2
Allowed / game73.9
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Meetings · Kentucky v LSU
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LSU71
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LSU66
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KENT82
LSU69
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgia Tech
#84
L
62-79
62
79
-17
A06/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#236
L
63-64
63
64
-1
H12/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
L
63-75
63
75
-12
H19/12
NCAA
Louisville
#94
L
59-62
59
62
-3
A26/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#179
W
78-73 OT
78
73
+5
A02/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#274
W
77-74
77
74
+3
H06/01
NCAA
Florida
#117
W
76-58
76
58
+18
A09/01
NCAA
Alabama
#19
L
65-85
65
85
-20
H13/01
NCAA
Auburn
#194
L
59-66
59
66
-7
A16/01
NCAA
Georgia
#156
L
62-63
62
63
-1
A21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-34
35-45
26-48
37-16
38-34
25-41
27-28
32-34
30-35
31-26
33-40
44-34
35-29
41-29
30-42
35-43
25-21
34-45
27-30
35-33
136.3Avg total
66.4Scored
69.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)67.068.1135.1-1.131%
Season at home (7)67.969.1137.0-1.329%
Season away (6)66.066.8132.8-0.833%
Last 10 (10)66.469.9136.3-3.530%
Last 5 (5)67.869.2137.0-1.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)66.270.8137.0-4.717%
vs Similar (13)69.567.7137.2+1.862%
vs Weaker (11)75.568.9144.5+6.682%
This opponent (LSU) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
LSUUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Tech
#30
W
86-55
86
55
+31
H06/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#69
W
88-66
88
66
+22
H14/12
NCAA
Nicholls State
#51
W
86-80
86
80
+6
H26/12
NCAA
Texas A&M
#222
W
77-54
77
54
+23
H30/12
NCAA
Florida
#117
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A02/01
NCAA
Georgia
#156
W
94-92 OT
94
92
+2
H07/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#124
W
75-61
75
61
+14
A10/01
NCAA
Arkansas
#20
W
92-76
92
76
+16
H14/01
NCAA
South Carolina
#308
W
85-80
85
80
+5
H17/01
NCAA
Alabama
#19
L
75-105
75
105
-30
H20/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-24
43-31
45-37
43-29
44-39
42-41
41-27
36-27
40-40
–
42-42
38-38
39-21
36-40
51-31
41-45
34-38
51-42
32-60
43-45
158.9Avg total
83.7Scored
75.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)85.273.9159.2+11.377%
Season at home (10)87.373.2160.5+14.190%
Season away (3)78.376.3154.7+2.033%
Last 10 (10)83.775.2158.9+8.580%
Last 5 (5)84.282.8167.0+1.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)92.076.0168.0+16.0100%
vs Similar (15)80.579.3159.9+1.247%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)83.872.3156.1+11.593%
This opponent (Kentucky) 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: -4.3-4.31st half: +5.2+5.22nd half2nd half: +0.3+0.32nd half: +3.9+3.9
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -4.3-4.31st half: +5.2+5.22nd half2nd half: +0.3+0.32nd half: +3.9+3.9
KentuckyLSU
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
KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgia Tech
#84
L
27-34
27
34
-7
A06/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#236
L
26-48
26
48
-22
H12/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#105
W
38-34
38
34
+4
H19/12
NCAA
Louisville
#94
L
27-28
27
28
-1
A26/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#179
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A02/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#274
L
33-40
33
40
-7
H06/01
NCAA
Florida
#117
W
35-29
35
29
+6
A09/01
NCAA
Alabama
#19
L
30-42
30
42
-12
H13/01
NCAA
Auburn
#194
W
25-21
25
21
+4
A16/01
NCAA
Georgia
#156
L
27-30
27
30
-3
A21/01
NCAA
63.9Avg total
29.8Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.132.065.0+1.160%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.833.468.2+1.460%-
Last 30 away (15)31.330.561.9+0.860%-
Last 10 (10)29.834.163.9-4.330%-
Last 5 (5)30.032.462.4-2.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)34.532.266.7+2.367%-
vs Similar (13)31.133.564.5-2.446%-
vs Weaker (11)34.630.164.7+4.573%-
This opponent (LSU) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
LSULast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Tech
#30
W
43-24
43
24
+19
H06/12
NCAA
Sam Houston St.
#69
W
45-37
45
37
+8
H14/12
NCAA
Nicholls State
#51
W
44-39
44
39
+5
H26/12
NCAA
Texas A&M
#222
W
41-27
41
27
+14
H30/12
NCAA
Florida
#117
D
40-40
40
40
+0
A02/01
NCAA
Georgia
#156
D
42-42
42
42
+0
H07/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#124
W
39-21
39
21
+18
A10/01
NCAA
Arkansas
#20
W
51-31
51
31
+20
H14/01
NCAA
South Carolina
#308
L
34-38
34
38
-4
H17/01
NCAA
Alabama
#19
L
32-60
32
60
-28
H20/01
NCAA
77.0Avg total
41.1Scored
35.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.434.774.1+4.757%-
Last 30 at home (18)40.432.673.1+7.867%-
Last 30 away (12)37.837.875.7+0.042%-
Last 10 (10)41.135.977.0+5.260%-
Last 5 (5)39.638.478.0+1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)51.031.082.0+20.0100%-
vs Similar (15)36.736.373.0+0.347%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)41.533.274.7+8.364%-
This opponent (Kentucky) 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
Kentucky wins
0
LSU wins
DateGameScore
19/02/20LSU v Kentucky76-79
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/21AGeorgia62-63
16/01/21AAuburn59-66
13/01/21HAlabama65-85
09/01/21AFlorida76-58
06/01/21HVanderbilt77-74
02/01/21AMississippi St.78-73 OT
26/12/20ALouisville59-62
19/12/20HNorth Carolina63-75
12/12/20HNotre Dame63-64
06/12/20AGeorgia Tech62-79
LSUlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/01/21HAlabama75-105
17/01/21HSouth Carolina85-80
14/01/21HArkansas92-76
10/01/21AOle Miss75-61
07/01/21HGeorgia94-92 OT
02/01/21AFlorida79-83
30/12/20HTexas A&M77-54
26/12/20HNicholls State86-80
14/12/20HSam Houston St.88-66
06/12/20HLouisiana Tech86-55

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kentucky
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL31%
HomeLLLWL29%
AwayLWWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1376
Win %31%29%33%
Points / game67.067.966.0
Allowed / game68.169.166.8
Point differential-1.1-1.3-0.8
Avg total135.1137.0132.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%14%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)33% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %8%0%17%
LSU
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL77%
HomeWWWWL90%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games13103
Win %77%90%33%
Points / game85.287.378.3
Allowed / game73.973.276.3
Point differential+11.3+14.1+2.0
Avg total159.2160.5154.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%60%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)100% (2)0% (2)
Overtime %8%10%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 Texas1311285%76.265.2+11.1
2 Tennessee1210283%74.858.7+16.2
3 Missouri119282%72.466.6+5.7
4 Alabama1512380%81.870.5+11.3
5 LSU1310377%85.273.9+11.3
6 Arkansas1612475%85.070.8+14.2
7 Oklahoma139469%77.566.9+10.5
8 Florida128467%77.870.2+7.6
9 Georgia149564%78.975.1+3.7
10 Mississippi St.159660%71.766.1+5.5
11 Ole Miss148657%70.461.6+8.8
12 Auburn169756%78.273.8+4.4
13 Texas A&M137654%62.964.4-1.5
14 South Carolina83538%73.876.6-2.9
15 Vanderbilt114736%72.573.5-1.0
16 Kentucky134931%67.068.1-1.1
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
Kentucky493382
LSU363369
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