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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Appalachian St. · #234 · SB · 1–0Kentucky · #20 · SEC · 0–0Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM ETSECN+Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY
Model line
Kentucky −33.1
Win probability
Kentucky >99%
Projected tempo
69.1
possessions
Site
Kentucky home
<1%Win probability>99%

The model makes Kentucky a 33.1-point favorite, winning more than 99 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.

Appalachian St. offense vs Kentucky defense

Appalachian St. OStatKentucky D
64.1#352Tempo#10269.7
49.9#238eFG%#5848.8
15.3#84TOV%#23615.7
32.0#122ORB%#16430.1
39.1#78FT rate#22036.3
8.8#128Block%#2912.8
47.8#292Assist%#25955.2
53.6#982P%#7949.5
30.4#3353P%#5531.8
64.5#362FT%—
45.9#473PA rate#16839.7

Kentucky offense vs Appalachian St. defense

Kentucky OStatAppalachian St. D
69.7#102Tempo#35264.1
53.3#90eFG%#3147.5
15.0#62TOV%#33414.0
33.5#78ORB%#9929.0
37.4#118FT rate#8731.2
8.6#111Block%#12710.2
57.0#72Assist%#13450.8
54.6#682P%#2747.0
34.2#1613P%#7032.2
72.7#177FT%—
39.3#1853PA rate#11241.4

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.

Appalachian St.

Mon, Nov 2NMerrimack211W 63–49
Sat, Mar 7NSouthern Miss236L 73–86
Fri, Feb 27ATexas St.113L 57–60
Sat, Feb 21HGeorgia Southern307W 89–74
Thu, Feb 19HMarshall241L 93–94

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