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Kentucky vs UCLA Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 17 Dec 2022
Tip-off: 22:15
Final 53-63
27-35 26-28
Position#86
Record7-2
FormLWWWW
Points / game80.6
Allowed / game64.1
vs
UCLA 🏆
USA
Position#12
Record9-2
FormWWWWW
Points / game81.8
Allowed / game63.0
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Meetings · Kentucky v UCLA
17 Dec 2022
KENT53
UCLA63
19 Dec 2020
KENT v UCLA
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Kentucky winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UCLA winWon
-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
St. Peters
#95
L
79-85 OT
79
85
-6
H17/03
NCAA
Howard
#99
W
95-63
95
63
+32
H07/11
NCAA
Duquesne
#104
W
77-52
77
52
+25
H12/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#108
L
77-86 OT
77
86
-9
A16/11
NCAA
South Carolina St
#362
W
106-63
106
63
+43
H18/11
NCAA
Gonzaga
#13
L
72-88
72
88
-16
A21/11
NCAA
North Florida
#243
W
96-56
96
56
+40
H23/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
W
60-41
60
41
+19
H30/11
NCAA
Michigan
#174
W
73-69
73
69
+4
H04/12
NCAA
Yale
#50
W
69-59
69
59
+10
H10/12
NCAA
1H
2H
37-37
34-34
49-26
46-37
38-22
39-30
34-36
28-26
49-30
57-33
25-41
47-47
54-23
42-33
21-21
39-20
37-36
36-33
33-27
36-32
146.6Avg total
80.4Scored
66.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)80.664.1144.7+16.478%
Season at home (7)82.357.6139.9+24.7100%
Season away (2)74.587.0161.5-12.50%
Last 10 (10)80.466.2146.6+14.270%
Last 5 (5)74.062.6136.6+11.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)70.573.5144.0-3.050%
vs Similar (10)74.170.4144.5+3.750%
vs Weaker (18)80.766.8147.6+13.989%
This opponent (UCLA) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCLAUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Long Beach State
#197
W
93-69
93
69
+24
H12/11
NCAA
Norfolk State
#71
W
86-56
86
56
+30
H15/11
NCAA
Illinois
#114
L
70-79
70
79
-9
H19/11
NCAA
Baylor
#67
L
75-80
75
80
-5
A20/11
NCAA
Pepperdine
#336
W
100-53
100
53
+47
H24/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
W
81-60
81
60
+21
H28/11
NCAA
Stanford
#260
W
80-66
80
66
+14
A02/12
NCAA
Oregon
#140
W
65-56
65
56
+9
H04/12
NCAA
Denver
#233
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H10/12
NCAA
Maryland
#97
W
87-60
87
60
+27
A15/12
NCAA
1H
2H
48-33
45-36
46-33
40-23
37-28
33-51
35-37
40-43
43-29
57-24
43-27
38-33
50-29
30-37
21-27
44-29
44-35
43-29
49-20
38-40
146.7Avg total
82.4Scored
64.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)81.863.0144.8+18.882%
Season at home (8)82.260.9143.1+21.488%
Season away (3)80.768.7149.3+12.067%
Last 10 (10)82.464.3146.7+18.180%
Last 5 (5)80.061.2141.2+18.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)71.080.0151.0-9.00%
vs Similar (2)64.554.5119.0+10.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (26)77.362.7140.0+14.777%
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

-15-7+0+7+151st half1st half: +7.8+7.81st half: +11.8+11.82nd half2nd half: +7.9+7.92nd half: +6.3+6.3
-15-7+0+7+151st half1st half: +7.8+7.81st half: +11.8+11.82nd half2nd half: +7.9+7.92nd half: +6.3+6.3
KentuckyUCLA
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
St. Peters
#95
D
37-37
37
37
+0
H17/03
NCAA
Howard
#99
W
49-26
49
26
+23
H07/11
NCAA
Duquesne
#104
W
38-22
38
22
+16
H12/11
NCAA
Michigan State
#108
L
34-36
34
36
-2
A16/11
NCAA
South Carolina St
#362
W
49-30
49
30
+19
H18/11
NCAA
Gonzaga
#13
L
25-41
25
41
-16
A21/11
NCAA
North Florida
#243
W
54-23
54
23
+31
H23/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
D
21-21
21
21
+0
H30/11
NCAA
Michigan
#174
W
37-36
37
36
+1
H04/12
NCAA
Yale
#50
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H10/12
NCAA
67.6Avg total
37.7Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.932.068.9+4.967%-
Last 30 at home (17)39.530.970.4+8.682%-
Last 30 away (13)33.533.567.0+0.146%-
Last 10 (10)37.729.967.6+7.860%-
Last 5 (5)34.029.663.6+4.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)29.034.063.0-5.050%-
vs Similar (10)35.233.768.9+1.550%-
vs Weaker (18)38.830.869.6+7.978%-
This opponent (UCLA) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UCLALast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Long Beach State
#197
W
48-33
48
33
+15
H12/11
NCAA
Norfolk State
#71
W
46-33
46
33
+13
H15/11
NCAA
Illinois
#114
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H19/11
NCAA
Baylor
#67
L
35-37
35
37
-2
A20/11
NCAA
Pepperdine
#336
W
43-29
43
29
+14
H24/11
NCAA
Bellarmine
#240
W
43-27
43
27
+16
H28/11
NCAA
Stanford
#260
W
50-29
50
29
+21
A02/12
NCAA
Oregon
#140
L
21-27
21
27
-6
H04/12
NCAA
Denver
#233
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H10/12
NCAA
Maryland
#97
W
49-20
49
20
+29
A15/12
NCAA
71.4Avg total
41.6Scored
29.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.529.567.1+8.073%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.928.165.9+9.889%-
Last 30 away (11)36.932.169.0+4.845%-
Last 10 (10)41.629.871.4+11.880%-
Last 5 (5)41.427.669.0+13.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)35.038.573.5-3.550%-
vs Similar (2)30.527.558.0+3.050%-
vs Weaker ◀ (26)38.329.067.3+9.377%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Kentucky wins
0
UCLA wins
No previous meetings.
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/12/22HYale69-59
04/12/22HMichigan73-69
30/11/22HBellarmine60-41
23/11/22HNorth Florida96-56
21/11/22AGonzaga72-88
18/11/22HSouth Carolina St106-63
16/11/22AMichigan State77-86 OT
12/11/22HDuquesne77-52
07/11/22HHoward95-63
17/03/22HSt. Peters79-85 OT
UCLAlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/12/22AMaryland87-60
10/12/22HDenver87-64
04/12/22HOregon65-56
02/12/22AStanford80-66
28/11/22HBellarmine81-60
24/11/22HPepperdine100-53
20/11/22ABaylor75-80
19/11/22HIllinois70-79
15/11/22HNorfolk State86-56
12/11/22HLong Beach State93-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kentucky
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW78%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games972
Win %78%100%0%
Points / game80.682.374.5
Allowed / game64.157.687.0
Point differential+16.4+24.7-12.5
Avg total144.7139.9161.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%86%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %11%0%50%
UCLA
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW82%
HomeLWWWW88%
AwayLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1183
Win %82%88%67%
Points / game81.882.280.7
Allowed / game63.060.968.7
Point differential+18.8+21.4+12.0
Avg total144.8143.1149.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+73%75%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
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

Southeastern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arkansas1110191%78.962.9+16.0
2 Mississippi St.1110191%68.053.8+14.2
3 Missouri1110191%88.475.0+13.4
4 Tennessee109190%74.051.4+22.6
5 Auburn109190%72.961.0+11.9
6 LSU109190%71.561.8+9.7
7 Texas98189%81.860.0+21.8
8 Alabama119282%83.672.8+10.8
9 Kentucky97278%80.664.1+16.4
10 Oklahoma118373%69.661.4+8.3
11 Ole Miss118373%70.563.3+7.2
12 Georgia107370%70.063.3+6.7
13 Texas A&M96367%77.069.3+7.7
14 Florida117464%78.667.6+11.0
15 Vanderbilt105550%67.967.0+0.9
16 South Carolina115645%64.070.5-6.5
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 -).
Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue10100100%77.962.4+15.5
2 UCLA119282%81.863.0+18.8
3 Wisconsin119282%68.360.8+7.5
4 Northwestern108280%66.355.6+10.7
5 Illinois118373%78.162.1+16.0
6 Indiana118373%79.665.6+14.0
7 Maryland118373%74.463.2+11.2
8 USC118373%71.565.2+6.4
9 Washington118373%69.565.5+4.1
10 Iowa107370%81.768.3+13.4
11 Ohio State107370%79.566.1+13.4
12 Penn State107370%74.766.4+8.3
13 Michigan107370%77.471.3+6.1
14 Rutgers117464%70.554.7+15.7
15 Michigan State117464%69.767.5+2.2
16 Oregon116555%68.664.5+4.1
17 Nebraska116555%68.765.5+3.2
18 Minnesota115645%63.967.8-3.9
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

Team1H2HFinal
Kentucky272653
UCLA352863
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