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Tennessee vs Kentucky Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 29 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 73-78
33-30 40-48
Position#23
Record17-3
FormWWLWL
Points / game75.1
Allowed / game58.4
vs
Position#71
Record14-5
FormLWWLL
Points / game88.1
Allowed / game76.0
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Tennessee v Kentucky
17 Jan 2026
TENN78
KENT80
28 Mar 2025
TENN78
KENT65
28 Jan 2025
TENN73
KENT78
09 Mar 2024
TENN81
KENT85
14 Jan 2023
TENN56
KENT63
12 Mar 2022
TENN69
KENT62
15 Feb 2022
TENN76
KENT63
20 Feb 2021
TENN55
KENT70
08 Feb 2020
TENN64
KENT77
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

TennesseeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Carolina
#338
W
84-36
84
36
+48
H18/12
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
W
82-64
82
64
+18
H24/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#64
W
67-52
67
52
+15
H31/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#118
W
76-52
76
52
+24
H04/01
NCAA
Florida
#6
L
43-73
43
73
-30
A08/01
NCAA
Texas
#168
W
74-70
74
70
+4
A11/01
NCAA
Georgia
#120
W
74-56
74
56
+18
H16/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
75-76
75
76
-1
A18/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
W
68-56
68
56
+12
H22/01
NCAA
Auburn
#12
L
51-53
51
53
-2
A26/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-15
46-21
34-40
48-24
35-28
32-24
42-27
34-25
15-34
28-39
33-31
41-39
25-26
49-30
35-41
40-35
34-16
34-40
20-22
31-31
128.2Avg total
69.4Scored
58.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)75.158.4133.4+16.785%
Season at home (14)79.755.4135.1+24.3100%
Season away (6)64.365.2129.5-0.850%
Last 10 (10)69.458.8128.2+10.670%
Last 5 (5)68.462.2130.6+6.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)43.073.0116.0-30.00%
vs Similar ◀ (9)73.768.2141.9+5.467%
vs Weaker (20)77.558.0135.6+19.590%
This opponent (Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#267
W
78-67
78
67
+11
H12/12
NCAA
Louisville
#26
W
93-85
93
85
+8
H14/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#172
L
65-85
65
85
-20
H21/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
38-36
40-31
46-40
47-45
30-39
35-46
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
164.9Avg total
84.1Scored
80.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)88.176.0164.1+12.174%
Season at home (13)92.974.4167.3+18.585%
Season away (6)77.779.5157.2-1.850%
Last 10 (10)84.180.8164.9+3.360%
Last 5 (5)82.283.4165.6-1.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)85.681.8167.4+3.880%
vs Similar ◀ (11)84.981.9166.8+3.055%
vs Weaker (14)91.174.4165.5+16.879%
This opponent (Tennessee) 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

-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +3.1+3.11st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +7.5+7.52nd half: +3.3+3.3
-9-5+0+5+91st half1st half: +3.1+3.11st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +7.5+7.52nd half: +3.3+3.3
TennesseeKentucky
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
TennesseeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Carolina
#338
W
38-15
38
15
+23
H18/12
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#76
L
34-40
34
40
-6
H24/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#64
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H31/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#118
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H04/01
NCAA
Florida
#6
L
15-34
15
34
-19
A08/01
NCAA
Texas
#168
W
33-31
33
31
+2
A11/01
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
25-26
25
26
-1
H16/01
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#121
L
35-41
35
41
-6
A18/01
NCAA
Mississippi St.
#116
W
34-16
34
16
+18
H22/01
NCAA
Auburn
#12
L
20-22
20
22
-2
A26/01
NCAA
59.1Avg total
31.1Scored
28.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.028.763.7+6.367%-
Last 30 at home (21)36.627.564.0+9.176%-
Last 30 away (9)31.331.763.0-0.344%-
Last 10 (10)31.128.059.1+3.150%-
Last 5 (5)29.427.256.6+2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)15.034.049.0-19.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)34.032.366.3+1.744%-
vs Weaker (20)36.526.963.3+9.680%-
This opponent (Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#267
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H12/12
NCAA
Louisville
#26
W
46-40
46
40
+6
H14/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#172
L
30-39
30
39
-9
H21/12
NCAA
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
79.0Avg total
39.5Scored
39.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.037.378.3+3.763%-
Last 30 at home (20)43.836.480.2+7.475%-
Last 30 away (10)35.439.374.7-3.940%-
Last 10 (10)39.539.579.0+0.060%-
Last 5 (5)38.042.280.2-4.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)38.841.880.6-3.040%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)39.138.577.6+0.555%-
vs Weaker (14)43.334.878.1+8.579%-
This opponent (Tennessee) 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
5
Tennessee wins
5
Kentucky wins
DateGameScore
09/03/24Tennessee v Kentucky81-85
04/02/24Kentucky v Tennessee92-103
18/02/23Kentucky v Tennessee66-54
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
Tennesseelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/01/25AAuburn51-53
22/01/25HMississippi St.68-56
18/01/25AVanderbilt75-76
16/01/25HGeorgia74-56
11/01/25ATexas74-70
08/01/25AFlorida43-73
04/01/25HArkansas76-52
31/12/24HNorfolk State67-52
24/12/24HMiddle Tenn. St.82-64
18/12/24HWestern Carolina84-36
Kentuckylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
21/12/24HOhio State65-85
14/12/24HLouisville93-85
12/12/24HColgate78-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Tennessee
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL85%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLWLL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20146
Win %85%100%50%
Points / game75.179.764.3
Allowed / game58.455.465.2
Point differential+16.8+24.3-0.8
Avg total133.4135.1129.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%100%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)-50% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Kentucky
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL74%
HomeLWWWL85%
AwayLWLWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19136
Win %74%85%50%
Points / game88.192.977.7
Allowed / game76.074.479.5
Point differential+12.1+18.5-1.8
Avg total164.1167.3157.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%69%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)0% (1)60% (5)
Overtime %5%0%17%
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 Auburn1918195%84.065.3+18.7
2 Florida2018290%85.265.4+19.9
3 Tennessee2017385%75.158.4+16.8
4 Alabama2017385%90.378.5+11.8
5 Missouri2016480%83.269.0+14.2
6 Vanderbilt2016480%81.969.6+12.3
7 Mississippi St.2016480%80.769.5+11.2
8 Oklahoma1915479%79.970.4+9.5
9 Ole Miss2015575%77.866.4+11.4
10 Texas A&M2015575%75.365.8+9.6
11 Kentucky1914574%88.176.0+12.1
12 Texas2014670%78.966.3+12.6
13 Georgia2014670%76.366.5+9.9
14 LSU1912763%79.370.2+9.2
15 Arkansas2012860%76.268.1+8.1
16 South Carolina20101050%70.968.8+2.1
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
Tennessee334073
Kentucky304878
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