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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Mississippi St. · #70 · SEC · 0–0Wed, Jan 20 · 8:30 PM ETSEC NetworkHumphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS
Model line
Mississippi St. −2.1
Win probability
Mississippi St. 59%
Projected tempo
71.6
possessions
Site
Mississippi St. home
41%Win probability59%

The model makes Mississippi St. a 2.1-point favorite, winning about 59 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.

Kentucky offense vs Mississippi St. defense

Kentucky OStatMississippi St. D
69.7#102Tempo#3271.5
53.3#90eFG%#15250.9
15.0#62TOV%#36112.8
33.5#78ORB%#18930.7
37.4#118FT rate#11232.3
8.6#111Block%#8511.1
57.0#72Assist%#17252.1
54.6#682P%#14051.0
34.2#1613P%#17533.9
72.7#177FT%—
39.3#1853PA rate#18239.5

Mississippi St. offense vs Kentucky defense

Mississippi St. OStatKentucky D
71.5#32Tempo#10269.7
51.5#172eFG%#5848.8
16.1#146TOV%#23615.7
29.8#209ORB%#16430.1
30.7#288FT rate#22036.3
11.0#303Block%#2912.8
45.1#333Assist%#25955.2
53.4#1102P%#7949.5
32.4#2613P%#5531.8
66.0#353FT%—
40.1#1683PA rate#16839.7

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.

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

Mississippi St.

Wed, Mar 11NAuburn27L 61–79
Sat, Mar 7HGeorgia40L 96–102
Tue, Mar 3AFlorida2L 74–108
Sat, Feb 28HMissouri34L 64–88
Wed, Feb 25AAlabama16L 75–100