Cardinals vs Wildcats
Battle for the Bluegrass
Tip4:00 PM ET
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LineNot posted
Win probability
1912 blend54% LOUUK 46%
LOU +1.5
Proj. margin
155.4
Proj. total
70.5
Proj. pace
Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.
Projected starters
PPG
3G · 4.0 APG10.5
7F · 4.5 RPG10.0
14G · 3.5 APG13.5
5G · 3.5 APG12.0
40F · 8.0 RPG13.0
22F · 5.0 RPG12.0
5G · 1.3 APG17.3
10G · 2.3 APG11.7
24C · 1.0 BPG11.7
192.7 RPG3.7
Ratings
CBBD · 2025-26+27.4Adj. net rating+23.2
17thAdj. net rank29th
124.1Adj. offense121.5
96.7Adj. defense98.3
71.3Pace69.8
13.3SRS9.6
2054Elo1992
2–0Record2–1
Season per game
2026-27 · 2 games / 2026-27 · 3 games95.5Points81.0
63.5Opp points75.3
56.9%eFG%57.1%
12.0%TO%18.0%
37.6%OREB%28.7%
.39FT rate.27
53%3PA rate44%
57%Assisted FG%52%
Last five games
Louisville
W107-57vs MORE
W84-70vs UTC
L69-77@ MSU
W83-79vs USF
L73-78@ MIA
Kentucky
L69-89@ KU
W89-80vs JMU
W85-57vs MAN
L63-82@ ISU
W89-84vs SCU
Head to head
2017-18–2026-2725-26UK 88 · LOU 96Tue, 11/11
24-25LOU 85 · UK 93Sat, 12/14
23-24UK 95 · LOU 76Thu, 12/21
22-23LOU 63 · UK 86Sat, 12/31
20-21UK 59 · LOU 62Sat, 12/26
19-20LOU 70 · UK 78Sat, 12/28
18-19UK 71 · LOU 58Sat, 12/29
17-18LOU 61 · UK 90Fri, 12/29
Game information
TipSaturday, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM ET
VenueRupp Arena · Lexington, KY
WatchABC
Abbreviations
Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense
SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule
EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong
PacePossessions per 40 minutes
PPGPoints per game
eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals
TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions
OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds
FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted
3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three
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