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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Arkansas · #23 · SEC · 0–0Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Sat, Feb 20 · 12:00 AM ETESPNRupp Arena · Lexington, KY
Model line
Kentucky −6.6
Win probability
Kentucky 76%
Projected tempo
72.1
possessions
Site
Kentucky home
24%Win probability76%

The model makes Kentucky a 6.6-point favorite, winning about 76 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.

Arkansas offense vs Kentucky defense

Arkansas OStatKentucky D
72.7#13Tempo#10269.7
56.5#17eFG%#5848.8
12.2#1TOV%#23615.7
32.1#120ORB%#16430.1
35.8#160FT rate#22036.3
6.4#8Block%#2912.8
53.4#154Assist%#25955.2
55.8#442P%#7949.5
38.7#93P%#5531.8
75.0#79FT%—
32.9#3163PA rate#16839.7

Kentucky offense vs Arkansas defense

Kentucky OStatArkansas D
69.7#102Tempo#1372.7
53.3#90eFG%#17751.4
15.0#62TOV%#24415.6
33.5#78ORB%#19831.0
37.4#118FT rate#6630.3
8.6#111Block%#2313.1
57.0#72Assist%#10549.8
54.6#682P%#27654.0
34.2#1613P%#4731.5
72.7#177FT%—
39.3#1853PA rate#21038.7

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.

Arkansas

Thu, Mar 26NArizona5L 88–109
Sat, Mar 21NHigh Point61W 94–88
Thu, Mar 19NHawaii132W 97–78
Sun, Mar 15NVanderbilt21W 86–75
Sat, Mar 14NOle Miss49W 93–90

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