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South Carolina vs Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 24 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 79-62
33-25 46-37
Position#26
Record15-3
FormWLWLW
Points / game72.9
Allowed / game64.6
South Carolina 🏆
USA
vs
Kentucky
USA
Position#50
Record14-3
FormWWLWW
Points / game91.6
Allowed / game77.2
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · South Carolina v Kentucky
24 Feb 2026
SOUT63
KENT72
23 Jan 2024
SOUT79
KENT62
08 Feb 2022
SOUT76
KENT86
15 Jan 2020
SOUT81
KENT78
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

South CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East Carolina
#250
W
68-62
68
62
+6
A09/12
NCAA
Charleston Southern
#319
W
73-69
73
69
+4
H16/12
NCAA
Winthrop
#179
W
72-62
72
62
+10
H20/12
NCAA
Elon
#282
W
70-43
70
43
+27
H22/12
NCAA
Florida A&M
#357
W
94-62
94
62
+32
H30/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#130
W
68-62
68
62
+6
H06/01
NCAA
Alabama
#67
L
47-74
47
74
-27
A10/01
NCAA
Missouri
#345
W
71-69 OT
71
69
+2
A13/01
NCAA
Georgia
#197
L
69-74
69
74
-5
H17/01
NCAA
Arkansas
#224
W
77-64
77
64
+13
A20/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-28
33-34
39-36
34-33
33-28
39-34
30-20
40-23
49-21
45-41
30-28
38-34
29-30
18-44
32-33
30-29
34-33
35-41
39-27
38-37
135.0Avg total
70.9Scored
64.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)72.964.6137.6+8.383%
Season at home (12)75.762.8138.5+12.892%
Season away (6)67.568.2135.7-0.767%
Last 10 (10)70.964.1135.0+6.880%
Last 5 (5)66.468.6135.0-2.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)64.971.8136.7-6.929%
vs Similar (4)71.568.2139.8+3.275%
vs Weaker (12)75.462.3137.8+13.192%
This opponent (Kentucky) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Wilmington
#60
L
73-80
73
80
-7
H02/12
NCAA
Penn
#295
W
81-66
81
66
+15
H09/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
W
87-83
87
83
+4
H16/12
NCAA
Louisville
#348
W
95-76
95
76
+19
A21/12
NCAA
Illinois State
#240
W
96-70
96
70
+26
H30/12
NCAA
Florida
#73
W
87-85
87
85
+2
A06/01
NCAA
Missouri
#345
W
90-77
90
77
+13
H10/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
L
92-97 OT
92
97
-5
A13/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#130
W
90-77
90
77
+13
H18/01
NCAA
Georgia
#197
W
105-96
105
96
+9
H20/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-41
40-39
–
–
40-38
47-45
53-33
42-43
45-30
51-40
37-45
50-40
47-42
43-35
45-46
44-43
47-29
43-48
54-35
51-61
170.3Avg total
89.6Scored
80.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)91.677.2168.8+14.482%
Season at home (14)91.675.4167.0+16.386%
Season away (3)91.386.0177.3+5.367%
Last 10 (10)89.680.7170.3+8.980%
Last 5 (5)92.886.4179.2+6.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)66.054.0120.0+12.0100%
vs Similar (12)77.874.6152.3+3.267%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)88.774.4163.1+14.376%
This opponent (South Carolina) 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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +6.6+6.61st half: +6.9+6.92nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +1.9+1.9
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +6.6+6.61st half: +6.9+6.92nd half2nd half: +0.0+0.02nd half: +1.9+1.9
South CarolinaKentucky
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.
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South CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
East Carolina
#250
W
35-28
35
28
+7
A09/12
NCAA
Charleston Southern
#319
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H16/12
NCAA
Winthrop
#179
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H20/12
NCAA
Elon
#282
W
30-20
30
20
+10
H22/12
NCAA
Florida A&M
#357
W
49-21
49
21
+28
H30/12
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#130
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H06/01
NCAA
Alabama
#67
L
29-30
29
30
-1
A10/01
NCAA
Missouri
#345
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A13/01
NCAA
Georgia
#197
W
34-33
34
33
+1
H17/01
NCAA
Arkansas
#224
W
39-27
39
27
+12
A20/01
NCAA
63.4Avg total
35.0Scored
28.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.731.365.0+2.363%-
Last 30 at home (18)33.930.264.1+3.772%-
Last 30 away (12)33.333.066.3+0.350%-
Last 10 (10)35.028.463.4+6.680%-
Last 5 (5)32.830.263.0+2.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)30.334.264.5-3.929%-
vs Similar (4)32.827.560.2+5.2100%-
vs Weaker (12)37.929.267.2+8.792%-
This opponent (Kentucky) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Wilmington
#60
L
33-41
33
41
-8
H02/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#19
W
40-38
40
38
+2
H16/12
NCAA
Louisville
#348
W
53-33
53
33
+20
A21/12
NCAA
Illinois State
#240
W
45-30
45
30
+15
H30/12
NCAA
Florida
#73
L
37-45
37
45
-8
A06/01
NCAA
Missouri
#345
W
47-42
47
42
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Texas A&M
#139
L
45-46
45
46
-1
A13/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#130
W
47-29
47
29
+18
H18/01
NCAA
Georgia
#197
W
54-35
54
35
+19
H20/01
NCAA
82.2Avg total
44.6Scored
37.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (29)41.035.176.1+5.966%-
Last 30 at home (20)42.634.176.8+8.580%-
Last 30 away (9)37.437.274.7+0.233%-
Last 10 (9)44.637.782.2+6.967%-
Last 5 (5)46.039.485.4+6.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)39.019.058.0+20.0100%-
vs Similar (12)37.235.472.7+1.858%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)44.035.979.9+8.169%-
This opponent (South Carolina) 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
2
South Carolina wins
2
Kentucky wins
DateGameScore
11/01/23Kentucky v South Carolina68-71
09/02/22South Carolina v Kentucky76-86
06/03/21Kentucky v South Carolina92-64
15/01/20South Carolina v Kentucky81-78
South Carolinalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/01/24AArkansas77-64
17/01/24HGeorgia69-74
13/01/24AMissouri71-69 OT
10/01/24AAlabama47-74
06/01/24HMississippi St.68-62
30/12/23HFlorida A&M94-62
22/12/23HElon70-43
20/12/23HWinthrop72-62
16/12/23HCharleston Southern73-69
09/12/23AEast Carolina68-62
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/01/24HGeorgia105-96
18/01/24HMississippi St.90-77
13/01/24ATexas A&M92-97 OT
10/01/24HMissouri90-77
06/01/24AFlorida87-85
30/12/23HIllinois State96-70
21/12/23ALouisville95-76
16/12/23HNorth Carolina87-83
09/12/23HPenn81-66
02/12/23HNC Wilmington73-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

South Carolina
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW83%
HomeWWWWL92%
AwayLWLWW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18126
Win %83%92%67%
Points / game72.975.767.5
Allowed / game64.662.868.2
Point differential+8.3+12.8-0.7
Avg total137.6138.5135.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%58%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)75% (4)50% (2)
Overtime %6%0%17%
Kentucky
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW82%
HomeWWWWW86%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17143
Win %82%86%67%
Points / game91.691.691.3
Allowed / game77.275.486.0
Point differential+14.4+16.3+5.3
Avg total168.8167.0177.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+59%64%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)50% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %12%7%33%
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 Auburn1816289%83.765.3+18.4
2 Oklahoma1815383%79.365.1+14.2
3 South Carolina1815383%72.964.6+8.3
4 Ole Miss1815383%76.771.3+5.4
5 Kentucky1714382%91.677.2+14.4
6 Tennessee1814478%79.766.3+13.4
7 Texas1813572%77.267.4+9.8
8 Mississippi St.1813572%74.965.7+9.3
9 Georgia1813572%76.771.9+4.7
10 Alabama1812667%89.274.9+14.3
11 Florida1812667%84.876.0+8.8
12 LSU1811761%76.670.3+6.3
13 Texas A&M1811761%74.768.8+5.9
14 Arkansas1810856%77.677.6+0.1
15 Missouri1881044%75.174.2+0.9
16 Vanderbilt1851328%67.271.9-4.7
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
South Carolina334679
Kentucky253762
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