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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Tennessee · #11 · SEC · 0–0Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Sat, Jan 23 · 2:00 PM ETRupp Arena · Lexington, KY
Model line
Kentucky −7.0
Win probability
Kentucky 77%
Projected tempo
70.3
possessions
Site
Kentucky home
23%Win probability77%

The model makes Kentucky a 7.0-point favorite, winning about 77 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.

Tennessee offense vs Kentucky defense

Tennessee OStatKentucky D
67.3#231Tempo#10269.7
51.8#157eFG%#5848.8
17.4#230TOV%#23615.7
45.1#1ORB%#16430.1
38.1#100FT rate#22036.3
9.3#169Block%#2912.8
59.9#34Assist%#25955.2
52.3#1602P%#7949.5
33.8#1853P%#5531.8
69.4#290FT%—
31.8#3323PA rate#16839.7

Kentucky offense vs Tennessee defense

Kentucky OStatTennessee D
69.7#102Tempo#23167.3
53.3#90eFG%#3447.5
15.0#62TOV%#19816.4
33.5#78ORB%#5627.7
37.4#118FT rate#21035.9
8.6#111Block%#8011.2
57.0#72Assist%#2645.3
54.6#682P%#6849.2
34.2#1613P%#1730.3
72.7#177FT%—
39.3#1853PA rate#3644.7

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.

Tennessee

Sun, Mar 29NMichigan24L 62–95
Fri, Mar 27NIowa St.6W 76–62
Sun, Mar 22NVirginia14W 79–72
Fri, Mar 20NMiami OH108W 78–56
Fri, Mar 13NVanderbilt21L 68–75

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