Kentucky rolled past Manhattan 85-57 at Rupp Arena.
Milan Momcilovic led Kentucky with 24 points and 6 3-pointers. Kevin Kearney had 11 points for Manhattan. Malachi Moreno led all players with 10 rebounds for Kentucky.
Kentucky had 19 fast-break points to Manhattan's 7. Manhattan covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 1.3 points.
Off the court, Manhattan claims Michael Walsh: Walsh graduated from Manhattan with a B.S. in 1966, directed motor vehicle pollution control at the EPA from 1974 to 1981 and received a MacArthur genius grant in 2005.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
MAN 63, UK 92model score
-29.3model spread (home)
155.3model total
1.3points off the final margin
UnderdogMAN +33.54.2WonUnder 158.53.2Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Close
-33.5
158.5
–
–
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +28 (home)ATS MAN coveredTotal 142 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
MAN
–
598
1
same
UK
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
