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Kentucky vs South Carolina Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 08 Feb 2025
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 80-57
33-19 47-38
Position#71
Record15-7
FormLLWLL
Points / game87.0
Allowed / game77.5
vs
Position#301
Record10-12
FormLLLLL
Points / game70.5
Allowed / game69.2
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Kentucky v South Carolina
08 Feb 2025
KENT80
SOUT57
10 Jan 2023
KENT68
SOUT71
06 Mar 2021
KENT92
SOUT64
29 Dec 2020
KENT v SOUT
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Kentucky winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
South Carolina 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
Brown
#184
W
88-54
88
54
+34
H31/12
NCAA
Florida
#6
W
106-100
106
100
+6
H04/01
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
69-82
69
82
-13
A08/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
W
95-90
95
90
+5
A12/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#70
W
81-69
81
69
+12
H15/01
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
97-102
97
102
-5
H18/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
69-74
69
74
-5
A25/01
NCAA
Tennessee
#23
W
78-73
78
73
+5
A29/01
NCAA
Arkansas
#118
L
79-89
79
89
-10
H02/02
NCAA
Ole Miss
#73
L
84-98
84
98
-14
A05/02
NCAA
1H
2H
39-27
49-27
52-42
54-58
34-47
35-35
49-44
46-46
35-32
46-37
45-47
52-55
27-41
42-33
30-33
48-40
45-46
34-43
31-54
53-44
167.7Avg total
84.6Scored
83.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)87.077.5164.5+9.668%
Season at home (14)91.975.4167.4+16.579%
Season away (8)78.581.0159.5-2.550%
Last 10 (10)84.683.1167.7+1.550%
Last 5 (5)81.487.2168.6-5.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)91.087.0178.0+4.0100%
vs Similar (14)83.982.9166.9+1.050%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)92.475.2167.6+17.277%
This opponent (South Carolina) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
South CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Presbyterian
#253
W
69-59
69
59
+10
H31/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
L
50-85
50
85
-35
A04/01
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
68-88
68
88
-20
H09/01
NCAA
Auburn
#12
L
63-66
63
66
-3
H11/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
63-66
63
66
-3
A15/01
NCAA
Oklahoma
#136
L
62-82
62
82
-20
A18/01
NCAA
Florida
#6
L
69-70
69
70
-1
H23/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
L
60-65 OT
60
65
-5
H25/01
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
60-71
60
71
-11
A29/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#70
L
72-76
72
76
-4
H02/02
NCAA
1H
2H
24-32
45-27
18-43
32-42
28-45
40-43
40-34
23-32
26-33
37-33
30-34
32-48
36-29
33-41
20-28
35-27
21-35
39-36
36-44
36-32
136.4Avg total
63.6Scored
72.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)70.569.2139.6+1.345%
Season at home (15)73.468.0141.4+5.453%
Season away (7)64.171.7135.9-7.629%
Last 10 (10)63.672.8136.4-9.210%
Last 5 (5)64.672.8137.4-8.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)67.772.0139.7-4.328%
vs Similar (10)76.370.4146.7+5.980%
vs Weaker (2)76.559.5136.0+17.0100%
This opponent (Kentucky) 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -2.6-2.61st half: -7.8-7.82nd half2nd half: +4.1+4.12nd half: -0.9-0.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -2.6-2.61st half: -7.8-7.82nd half2nd half: +4.1+4.12nd half: -0.9-0.9
KentuckySouth Carolina
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
Brown
#184
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H31/12
NCAA
Florida
#6
W
52-42
52
42
+10
H04/01
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
34-47
34
47
-13
A08/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
W
49-44
49
44
+5
A12/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#70
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H15/01
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
45-47
45
47
-2
H18/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
27-41
27
41
-14
A25/01
NCAA
Tennessee
#23
L
30-33
30
33
-3
A29/01
NCAA
Arkansas
#118
L
45-46
45
46
-1
H02/02
NCAA
Ole Miss
#73
L
31-54
31
54
-23
A05/02
NCAA
80.0Avg total
38.7Scored
41.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.738.479.2+2.357%-
Last 30 at home (19)44.536.981.5+7.674%-
Last 30 away (11)34.241.075.2-6.827%-
Last 10 (10)38.741.380.0-2.640%-
Last 5 (5)35.644.279.8-8.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)41.046.087.0-5.033%-
vs Similar (14)38.339.878.1-1.543%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)43.335.278.5+8.177%-
This opponent (South Carolina) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
South CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Presbyterian
#253
L
24-32
24
32
-8
H31/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
L
18-43
18
43
-25
A04/01
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
28-45
28
45
-17
H09/01
NCAA
Auburn
#12
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H11/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
26-33
26
33
-7
A15/01
NCAA
Oklahoma
#136
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A18/01
NCAA
Florida
#6
W
36-29
36
29
+7
H23/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
L
20-28
20
28
-8
H25/01
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
21-35
21
35
-14
A29/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#70
L
36-44
36
44
-8
H02/02
NCAA
63.6Avg total
27.9Scored
35.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.732.864.5-1.150%-
Last 30 at home (19)32.732.565.3+0.253%-
Last 30 away (11)29.833.363.1-3.545%-
Last 10 (10)27.935.763.6-7.820%-
Last 5 (5)28.634.062.6-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)30.234.664.8-4.433%-
vs Similar (10)33.429.863.2+3.670%-
vs Weaker (2)36.531.568.0+5.0100%-
This opponent (Kentucky) 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
Kentucky wins
3
South Carolina wins
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/02/25AOle Miss84-98
02/02/25HArkansas79-89
29/01/25ATennessee78-73
25/01/25AVanderbilt69-74
18/01/25HAlabama97-102
15/01/25HTexas A&M81-69
12/01/25AMississippi St.95-90
08/01/25AGeorgia69-82
04/01/25HFlorida106-100
31/12/24HBrown88-54
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/02/25HTexas A&M72-76
29/01/25AGeorgia60-71
25/01/25HMississippi St.60-65 OT
23/01/25HFlorida69-70
18/01/25AOklahoma62-82
15/01/25AVanderbilt63-66
11/01/25HAuburn63-66
09/01/25HAlabama68-88
04/01/25AMississippi St.50-85
31/12/24HPresbyterian69-59

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kentucky
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL68%
HomeWWWLL79%
AwayLWLWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22148
Win %68%79%50%
Points / game87.091.978.5
Allowed / game77.575.481.0
Point differential+9.6+16.5-2.5
Avg total164.5167.4159.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+41%64%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)0% (1)67% (6)
Overtime %5%0%12%
South Carolina
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL45%
HomeLLLLL53%
AwayWLLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22157
Win %45%53%29%
Points / game70.573.464.1
Allowed / game69.268.071.7
Point differential+1.3+5.4-7.6
Avg total139.6141.4135.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%40%29%
Close games (≤5 pts) won14% (7)17% (6)0% (1)
Overtime %9%13%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 Auburn2221195%85.166.7+18.5
2 Florida2219386%83.465.8+17.6
3 Alabama2219386%90.278.3+11.9
4 Tennessee2319483%75.059.6+15.4
5 Missouri2217577%83.369.3+14.0
6 Texas A&M2217577%75.466.2+9.2
7 Ole Miss2317674%78.668.4+10.2
8 Vanderbilt2216673%80.971.6+9.3
9 Mississippi St.2216673%79.971.2+8.7
10 Oklahoma2216673%79.771.7+8.0
11 Georgia2316770%76.067.0+9.0
12 Kentucky2215768%87.077.5+9.6
13 Texas2315865%78.566.7+11.8
14 Arkansas2214864%76.868.7+8.1
15 LSU22121055%77.372.3+5.0
16 South Carolina22101245%70.569.2+1.3
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
Kentucky334780
South Carolina193857
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