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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Vanderbilt · #21 · SEC · 0–0Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Sat, Jan 16 · 4:00 PM ETRupp Arena · Lexington, KY
Model line
Kentucky −5.6
Win probability
Kentucky 72%
Projected tempo
71.5
possessions
Site
Kentucky home
28%Win probability72%

The model makes Kentucky a 5.6-point favorite, winning about 72 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Vanderbilt offense vs Kentucky defense

Vanderbilt OStatKentucky D
70.4#78Tempo#10269.7
55.3#36eFG%#5848.8
13.5#15TOV%#23615.7
31.2#161ORB%#16430.1
38.1#101FT rate#22036.3
7.4#27Block%#2912.8
56.4#82Assist%#25955.2
56.9#342P%#7949.5
35.6#883P%#5531.8
78.9#5FT%—
44.2#873PA rate#16839.7

Kentucky offense vs Vanderbilt defense

Kentucky OStatVanderbilt D
69.7#102Tempo#7870.4
53.3#90eFG%#7149.0
15.0#62TOV%#11617.7
33.5#78ORB%#22931.5
37.4#118FT rate#29639.5
8.6#111Block%#4412.4
57.0#72Assist%#4546.8
54.6#682P%#6649.0
34.2#1613P%#9632.6
72.7#177FT%—
39.3#1853PA rate#24337.9

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Vanderbilt

Sat, Mar 21NNebraska19L 72–74
Thu, Mar 19NMcNeese St.99W 78–68
Sun, Mar 15NArkansas23L 75–86
Sat, Mar 14NFlorida2W 91–74
Fri, Mar 13NTennessee11W 75–68

Kentucky

Sun, Mar 22NIowa St.6L 63–82
Fri, Mar 20NSanta Clara86W 89–84
Fri, Mar 13NFlorida2L 63–71
Thu, Mar 12NMissouri34W 78–72
Wed, Mar 11NLSU55W 87–82