Cardinals vs Wildcats
Battle for the Bluegrass
Tip4:00 PM ET
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LineNot posted
Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY
Win probability
1912 blend54% LOUUK 46%
Adj. efficiency50%
50%
SRS53%
47%
Elo59%
41%
LOU +1.5
Proj. margin
152.4
Proj. total
69.2
Proj. pace
Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.
Returning starters · 2025-26 stats
PPG
24M.MorenoC · 1.5 BPG7.8
3K.WilliamsG · 1.0 APG6.0
9T.NoahF · 2.3 RPG3.0
Louisville: no starters to list yet.
Ratings
CBBD · 2025-26+27.4Adj. net rating+23.2
17thAdj. net rank29th
124.1Adj. offense121.5
96.7Adj. defense98.3
—Pace69.2
13.3SRS9.6
2054Elo1992
—Record22–14
Season per game
2025-26 · 36 games—Points80.5
—Opp points74.3
—eFG%53.3%
—TO%16.0%
—OREB%31.2%
—FT rate.37
—3PA rate40%
—Assisted FG%57%
Last five games
Louisville
L69-77@ MSU
W83-79vs USF
L73-78@ MIA
W62-58vs SMU
W92-89@ MIA
Kentucky
L63-82@ ISU
W89-84vs SCU
L63-71@ FLA
W78-72@ MIZ
W87-82vs LSU
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
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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
Scores, plays and box from CollegeBasketballData


