Bridgestone Arena · Neutral site · Conference game · Conference tournament
#19UKKentucky78▲ winner
Final
#54MIZMissouri72final
Closing lineUK -2.5✓ UK covered by 3.5
Closing total148.5Over by 1.5
Season records: Kentucky and Missouri
UKThis seasonMIZ
20-12Record20-11
15-17ATS14-17
16-16O/U14-17

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: UK 79–74 MIZ · ✓ UK (66%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
UK384078
MIZ294372

1st half: UK 38, MIZ 29 (UK by 9). The model had UK by 2.9 and a total of 71.7 (actual 67).

Team stats

UKMIZ
27-55 49%Field goals26-55 47%
6-21 29%3-pointers5-13 38%
18-23 78%Free throws15-23 65%
27 7 offRebounds35 11 off
18Assists10
9Steals7
9Blocks2
9Turnovers15
22Fouls20
42Points in paint38
11Fast-break points6

Players

UKMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Otega Oweh G3521329-182-6
Denzel Aberdeen G3416174-121-4
Collin Chandler G3315225-62-3
Malachi Moreno C327432-40-1
Andrija Jelavic F186613-60-3
Bench
Mo Dioubate F209723-50-0
Kam Williams G133001-21-2
Brandon Garrison F90100-00-0
Jasper Johnson G61010-20-2

Did not play: Walker Horn, Jayden Quaintance, Braydon Hawthorne, Trent Noah, Reece Potter, Jaland Lowe, Zach Tow

MIZMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Mark Mitchell Jr. G39327113-212-2
T.O. Barrett F3313774-110-1
Trent Pierce G327202-51-4
Jayden Stone G205712-51-2
Shawn Phillips Jr. C198513-30-0
Bench
Anthony Robinson II G290100-40-1
Trent Burns C162301-40-1
Jacob Crews G85101-21-2
Nicholas Randall F40100-00-0

Did not play: Luke Northweather, Sebastian Mack, Jevon Porter, Annor Boateng, Aaron Rowe

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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward MIZ
Total
Down 2 since the open
Moneyline
UK -162 · MIZ +136
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UK -3.5 · closed UK -2.5 · moved 1 toward MIZmodel UK -4.5
Opened 150.5 · closed 148.5 · moved 2 downmodel 153.5
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadUK -2.5UK -4.6UK +2.1W UK covered
Total148.5153.4Over 4.9W Over
Projected score—UK 79 · MIZ 74.4

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadUK -2.9UK -9.0
1H total71.767
1H projected scoreUK 37.3 · MIZ 34.4UK 38 · MIZ 29

Kentucky

20-12 overall · 11-8 in conference · Southeastern Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs LSU87–82
  • Lvs Florida77–84
  • L@ Texas A&M85–96
  • Wvs Vanderbilt91–77
  • W@ South Carolina72–63

1 day since their last game.

Missouri

20-11 overall · 10-8 in conference · Southeastern Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Arkansas84–88
  • L@ Oklahoma64–80
  • W@ Mississippi St88–64
  • Wvs Tennessee73–69
  • L@ Arkansas86–94

5 days since their last game.