Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.2% | 91.8% | +13.3 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 17.8% | 82.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 6.2% | 93.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +6 (85-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| D. Bost * | 39 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | - |
| R. Benock * | 34 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| K. Augustus * | 34 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| R. Sidney * | 28 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| J. Steele * | 27 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| R. Johnson | 25 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 7-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | - |
| W. Lewis | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Reik | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Bryant | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Lamb * | 38 | 7-8 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| B. Knight * | 38 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 5-7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 | - |
| T. Jones * | 35 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 21 | - |
| J. Harrellson * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| D. Liggins * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| D. Miller | 33 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| E. Vargas | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J. Hood | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter