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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Vanderbilt · #21 · SEC · 0–0Tue, Feb 23 · 9:00 PM ETMemorial Gymnasium (TN) · Nashville, TN
Model line
Vanderbilt −8.7
Win probability
Vanderbilt 82%
Projected tempo
71.5
possessions
Site
Vanderbilt home
18%Win probability82%

The model makes Vanderbilt a 8.7-point favorite, winning about 82 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 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

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

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

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