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Kentucky vs LSU Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 24 Feb 2022
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 71-66
23-31 48-35
Position#34
Record22-5
FormWWWLW
Points / game80.9
Allowed / game65.3
vs
Position#93
Record19-8
FormLWWWL
Points / game73.1
Allowed / game61.9
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · Kentucky v LSU
13 Jan 2027
KENT v LSU
upcoming
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LSU82
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LSU64
03 Jan 2023
KENT74
LSU71
23 Feb 2022
KENT71
LSU66
23 Jan 2021
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
Texas A&M
#81
W
64-58
64
58
+6
A20/01
NCAA
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
1H
2H
30-35
34-23
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
144.6Avg total
75.7Scored
68.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)80.965.3146.2+15.781%
Season at home (17)87.363.5150.8+23.8100%
Season away (10)70.168.3138.4+1.850%
Last 10 (10)75.768.9144.6+6.880%
Last 5 (5)76.669.0145.6+7.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)62.070.0132.0-8.00%
vs Similar ◀ (7)75.073.6148.6+1.429%
vs Weaker (22)83.063.0145.9+20.095%
This opponent (LSU) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
LSUUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Alabama
#147
L
67-70
67
70
-3
A20/01
NCAA
Tennessee
#29
L
50-64
50
64
-14
A22/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#81
W
70-64
70
64
+6
H27/01
NCAA
TCU
#117
L
68-77
68
77
-9
A29/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#263
L
72-76
72
76
-4
H02/02
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#191
L
66-75
66
75
-9
A05/02
NCAA
Texas A&M
#81
W
76-68
76
68
+8
A09/02
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#171
W
69-65
69
65
+4
H13/02
NCAA
Georgia
#353
W
84-65
84
65
+19
H17/02
NCAA
South Carolina
#141
L
75-77
75
77
-2
A19/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-33
35-37
24-29
26-35
34-31
36-33
29-38
39-39
32-45
40-31
25-43
41-32
36-16
40-52
37-22
32-43
38-22
46-43
42-36
33-41
139.8Avg total
69.7Scored
70.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (27)73.161.9134.9+11.270%
Season at home (16)77.658.8136.4+18.988%
Season away (11)66.566.4132.8+0.145%
Last 10 (10)69.770.1139.8-0.440%
Last 5 (5)74.070.0144.0+4.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)78.086.0164.0-8.00%
vs Similar ◀ (15)70.462.5132.9+7.973%
vs Weaker (14)76.662.4138.9+14.264%
This opponent (Kentucky) is Similar. 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: +4.5+4.51st half: +1.4+1.42nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: -1.8-1.8
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +1.4+1.42nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: -1.8-1.8
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
Texas A&M
#81
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A20/01
NCAA
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
70.7Avg total
37.6Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.331.870.1+6.580%-
Last 30 at home (19)40.431.171.4+9.395%-
Last 30 away (11)34.833.167.9+1.755%-
Last 10 (10)37.633.170.7+4.580%-
Last 5 (5)36.836.273.0+0.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)29.032.061.0-3.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (7)37.637.475.0+0.143%-
vs Weaker (22)39.030.069.0+9.095%-
This opponent (LSU) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
LSULast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Alabama
#147
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A20/01
NCAA
Tennessee
#29
L
24-29
24
29
-5
A22/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#81
W
34-31
34
31
+3
H27/01
NCAA
TCU
#117
L
29-38
29
38
-9
A29/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#263
L
32-45
32
45
-13
H02/02
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#191
L
25-43
25
43
-18
A05/02
NCAA
Texas A&M
#81
W
36-16
36
16
+20
A09/02
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#171
W
37-22
37
22
+15
H13/02
NCAA
Georgia
#353
W
38-22
38
22
+16
H17/02
NCAA
South Carolina
#141
W
42-36
42
36
+6
A19/02
NCAA
64.4Avg total
32.9Scored
31.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.429.363.8+5.157%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.426.562.9+9.976%-
Last 30 away (13)31.833.164.9-1.231%-
Last 10 (10)32.931.564.4+1.450%-
Last 5 (5)35.627.863.4+7.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)42.043.085.0-1.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)31.928.760.5+3.260%-
vs Weaker (14)36.629.165.7+7.657%-
This opponent (Kentucky) is Similar. 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
Kentucky wins
1
LSU wins
DateGameScore
05/01/22LSU v Kentucky65-60
23/01/21Kentucky v LSU82-69
19/02/20LSU v Kentucky76-79
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
20/01/22ATexas A&M64-58
LSUlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/02/22ASouth Carolina75-77
17/02/22HGeorgia84-65
13/02/22HMississippi St.69-65
09/02/22ATexas A&M76-68
05/02/22AVanderbilt66-75
02/02/22HOle Miss72-76
29/01/22ATCU68-77
27/01/22HTexas A&M70-64
22/01/22ATennessee50-64
20/01/22AAlabama67-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kentucky
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW81%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271710
Win %81%100%50%
Points / game80.987.370.1
Allowed / game65.363.568.3
Point differential+15.7+23.8+1.8
Avg total146.2150.8138.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%82%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)-0% (2)
Overtime %4%6%0%
LSU
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL70%
HomeLWLWW88%
AwayLLLWL45%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games271611
Win %70%88%45%
Points / game73.177.666.5
Allowed / game61.958.866.4
Point differential+11.2+18.9+0.1
Avg total134.9136.4132.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%62%18%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)75% (4)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 Kentucky2722581%80.965.3+15.7
3 Arkansas2822679%77.567.4+10.1
4 Tennessee2720774%73.762.8+10.9
5 Texas2820871%68.658.0+10.6
6 LSU2719870%73.161.9+11.2
7 Alabama28181064%80.275.9+4.3
8 South Carolina27171063%71.669.0+2.6
9 Texas A&M28171161%72.766.7+6.0
10 Florida28171161%69.964.7+5.2
11 Mississippi St.28161257%71.566.1+5.3
12 Vanderbilt27141352%69.466.9+2.5
13 Oklahoma28141450%68.565.0+3.5
14 Ole Miss28131546%68.668.0+0.6
15 Missouri28101836%64.970.4-5.5
16 Georgia2862221%70.578.1-7.6
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
Kentucky234871
LSU313566
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