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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Louisville · #15 · ACC · 0–0Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Sat, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM ETABCRupp Arena · Lexington, KY
Model line
Kentucky −5.3
Win probability
Kentucky 71%
Projected tempo
71.8
possessions
Site
Kentucky home
29%Win probability71%

The model makes Kentucky a 5.3-point favorite, winning about 71 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.

Louisville offense vs Kentucky defense

Louisville OStatKentucky D
71.0#53Tempo#10269.7
56.5#18eFG%#5848.8
16.8#183TOV%#23615.7
32.8#94ORB%#16430.1
33.1#234FT rate#22036.3
12.5#348Block%#2912.8
59.6#37Assist%#25955.2
59.4#122P%#7949.5
36.0#583P%#5531.8
76.1#49FT%—
52.9#43PA rate#16839.7

Kentucky offense vs Louisville defense

Kentucky OStatLouisville D
69.7#102Tempo#5371.0
53.3#90eFG%#5348.7
15.0#62TOV%#17316.7
33.5#78ORB%#5027.5
37.4#118FT rate#13133.0
8.6#111Block%#1889.1
57.0#72Assist%#9549.3
54.6#682P%#6248.9
34.2#1613P%#7632.3
72.7#177FT%—
39.3#1853PA rate#18039.5

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.

Louisville

Sat, Mar 21NMichigan St.9L 69–77
Thu, Mar 19NSouth Florida92W 83–79
Thu, Mar 12NMiami FL13L 73–78
Wed, Mar 11NSMU59W 62–58
Sat, Mar 7AMiami FL13W 92–89

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