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Kentucky vs Tennessee Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 18 Feb 2023
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 66-54
39-19 27-35
Position#86
Record17-9
FormWWLLW
Points / game74.7
Allowed / game68.0
vs
Position#62
Record20-6
FormLWLLW
Points / game72.3
Allowed / game56.4
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Meetings · Kentucky v Tennessee
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Kentucky winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Tennessee 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
Tennessee
#62
W
63-56
63
56
+7
A14/01
NCAA
Georgia
#214
W
85-71
85
71
+14
H18/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#55
W
76-67
76
67
+9
H21/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#127
W
69-53
69
53
+16
A25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#23
L
68-77
68
77
-9
H29/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#292
W
75-66
75
66
+9
A01/02
NCAA
Florida
#205
W
72-67
72
67
+5
H05/02
NCAA
Arkansas
#112
L
73-88
73
88
-15
H08/02
NCAA
Georgia
#214
L
68-75
68
75
-7
A11/02
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
W
71-68
71
68
+3
A16/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-26
30-30
34-42
51-29
29-31
47-36
36-27
33-26
34-41
34-36
32-32
43-34
33-22
39-45
40-41
33-47
32-42
36-33
36-35
35-33
140.8Avg total
72.0Scored
68.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.768.0142.7+6.765%
Season at home (17)77.665.2142.8+12.476%
Season away (9)69.173.2142.3-4.144%
Last 10 (10)72.068.8140.8+3.270%
Last 5 (5)71.872.8144.6-1.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)61.868.8130.6-7.040%
vs Similar (10)72.473.2145.6-0.850%
vs Weaker (15)79.865.3145.1+14.580%
This opponent (Tennessee) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
TennesseeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kentucky
#86
L
56-63
56
63
-7
H14/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
W
70-59
70
59
+11
A18/01
NCAA
LSU
#264
W
77-56
77
56
+21
A21/01
NCAA
Georgia
#214
W
70-41
70
41
+29
H26/01
NCAA
Texas
#34
W
82-71
82
71
+11
H28/01
NCAA
Florida
#205
L
54-67
54
67
-13
A02/02
NCAA
Auburn
#106
W
46-43
46
43
+3
H04/02
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#127
L
65-66
65
66
-1
A09/02
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
85-86
85
86
-1
H11/02
NCAA
Alabama
#11
W
68-59
68
59
+9
H16/02
NCAA
1H
2H
26-33
30-30
23-23
47-36
39-22
38-34
35-22
35-19
40-28
42-43
21-27
33-40
23-19
23-24
34-32
31-34
32-44
53-42
29-29
39-30
128.4Avg total
67.3Scored
61.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)72.356.4128.7+16.077%
Season at home (17)74.154.5128.6+19.682%
Season away (9)69.060.0129.0+9.067%
Last 10 (10)67.361.1128.4+6.260%
Last 5 (5)63.664.2127.8-0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)75.464.6140.0+10.880%
vs Weaker ◀ (25)71.855.5127.2+16.376%
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

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.0+0.01st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: +3.2+3.22nd half: +3.9+3.9
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.0+0.01st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: +3.2+3.22nd half: +3.9+3.9
KentuckyTennessee
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
Tennessee
#62
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A14/01
NCAA
Georgia
#214
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H18/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#55
L
29-31
29
31
-2
H21/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#127
W
36-27
36
27
+9
A25/01
NCAA
Kansas
#23
L
34-41
34
41
-7
H29/01
NCAA
Ole Miss
#292
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A01/02
NCAA
Florida
#205
W
33-22
33
22
+11
H05/02
NCAA
Arkansas
#112
L
40-41
40
41
-1
H08/02
NCAA
Georgia
#214
L
32-42
32
42
-10
A11/02
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
W
36-35
36
35
+1
A16/02
NCAA
67.8Avg total
33.9Scored
33.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.232.868.0+2.450%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.532.169.6+5.558%-
Last 30 away (11)31.134.165.2-3.036%-
Last 10 (10)33.933.967.8+0.040%-
Last 5 (5)34.634.469.0+0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)28.432.861.2-4.440%-
vs Similar (10)33.333.967.2-0.640%-
vs Weaker (15)38.732.170.7+6.660%-
This opponent (Tennessee) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
TennesseeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kentucky
#86
L
26-33
26
33
-7
H14/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#125
D
23-23
23
23
+0
A18/01
NCAA
LSU
#264
W
39-22
39
22
+17
A21/01
NCAA
Georgia
#214
W
35-22
35
22
+13
H26/01
NCAA
Texas
#34
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H28/01
NCAA
Florida
#205
L
21-27
21
27
-6
A02/02
NCAA
Auburn
#106
W
23-19
23
19
+4
H04/02
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#127
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A09/02
NCAA
Missouri
#56
L
32-44
32
44
-12
H11/02
NCAA
Alabama
#11
D
29-29
29
29
+0
H16/02
NCAA
58.1Avg total
30.2Scored
27.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.626.060.5+8.673%-
Last 30 at home (21)35.425.060.5+10.481%-
Last 30 away (9)32.628.160.7+4.456%-
Last 10 (10)30.227.958.1+2.350%-
Last 5 (5)27.830.258.0-2.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)38.228.666.8+9.660%-
vs Weaker ◀ (25)33.825.459.3+8.476%-
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
4
Kentucky wins
4
Tennessee wins
DateGameScore
14/01/23Tennessee v Kentucky56-63
12/03/22Tennessee v Kentucky69-62
16/02/22Tennessee v Kentucky76-63
15/01/22Kentucky v Tennessee107-79
20/02/21Tennessee v Kentucky55-70
07/02/21Kentucky v Tennessee71-82
04/03/20Kentucky v Tennessee73-81
08/02/20Tennessee v Kentucky64-77
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/02/23AMississippi St.71-68
11/02/23AGeorgia68-75
08/02/23HArkansas73-88
05/02/23HFlorida72-67
01/02/23AOle Miss75-66
29/01/23HKansas68-77
25/01/23AVanderbilt69-53
21/01/23HTexas A&M76-67
18/01/23HGeorgia85-71
14/01/23ATennessee63-56
Tennesseelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/02/23HAlabama68-59
11/02/23HMissouri85-86
09/02/23AVanderbilt65-66
04/02/23HAuburn46-43
02/02/23AFlorida54-67
28/01/23HTexas82-71
26/01/23HGeorgia70-41
21/01/23ALSU77-56
18/01/23AMississippi St.70-59
14/01/23HKentucky56-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kentucky
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW65%
HomeWWLWL76%
AwayWWWLW44%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games26179
Win %65%76%44%
Points / game74.777.669.1
Allowed / game68.065.273.2
Point differential+6.7+12.4-4.1
Avg total142.7142.8142.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%53%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)75% (4)100% (1)
Overtime %4%0%11%
Tennessee
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW77%
HomeWWWLW82%
AwayWWWLL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games26179
Win %77%82%67%
Points / game72.374.169.0
Allowed / game56.454.560.0
Point differential+16.0+19.6+9.0
Avg total128.7128.6129.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%59%44%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)67% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %4%0%11%
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 Alabama2622485%82.568.7+13.8
2 Tennessee2620677%72.356.4+16.0
3 Texas2620677%79.568.3+11.2
4 Texas A&M2619773%74.566.1+8.4
5 Missouri2619773%81.175.7+5.4
6 Auburn2618869%72.864.7+8.1
7 Arkansas2617965%73.865.6+8.2
8 Kentucky2617965%74.768.0+6.7
9 Mississippi St.26161062%65.059.9+5.1
10 Georgia26161062%69.968.8+1.1
11 Florida26141254%71.866.9+4.9
12 Vanderbilt26141254%71.471.7-0.3
13 Oklahoma26131350%67.967.3+0.6
14 LSU26121446%66.268.8-2.6
15 Ole Miss26101638%67.368.5-1.2
16 South Carolina2691735%64.172.8-8.7
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
Kentucky392766
Tennessee193554
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