Saturday’s game between the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats (14-4, 3-2 SEC) and Vanderbilt Commodores (15-4, 3-3 SEC) at Memorial Gymnasium has a good chance to be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 80-78, with Kentucky taking home the win. Tipoff is at 2:30 PM ET on January 25.

Based on our computer prediction, Vanderbilt is projected to cover the spread (3.5) versus Kentucky. The two sides are expected to go under the 162.5 over/under.

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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 2:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN
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• Where: Nashville, Tennessee
• Venue: Memorial Gymnasium
• Line: Kentucky -3.5
• Point total: 162.5
• Moneyline (to win): Kentucky -160, Vanderbilt +132

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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Kentucky 80, Vanderbilt 78

Spread & Total Prediction for Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt

• Pick ATS: Vanderbilt (+3.5)
• Pick OU: Under (162.5)

Kentucky is 9-9-0 against the spread this season compared to Vanderbilt’s 12-7-0 ATS record. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Wildcats are 10-8-0 and the Commodores are 9-10-0. The two teams combine to score 171.5 points per game, 9.0 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 games, Kentucky has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 7-3 overall. Vanderbilt has gone 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 matches.

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Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Wildcats have a +235 scoring differential, topping opponents by 13.1 points per game. They’re putting up 89.2 points per game to rank second in college basketball and are giving up 76.1 per contest to rank 294th in college basketball.
• Kentucky grabs 36.3 rebounds per game (26th in college basketball) while allowing 32.7 per contest to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.6 boards per game.
• Kentucky makes 10.2 three-pointers per game (25th in college basketball) while shooting 36.7% from deep (53rd in college basketball). It is making 2.2 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 8.0 per game while shooting 28.7%.
• The Wildcats average 107.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (seventh in college basketball), and allow 92.0 points per 100 possessions (180th in college basketball).
• Kentucky has committed 9.4 turnovers per game (18th in college basketball play) while forcing 10.4 (299th in college basketball).

Vanderbilt Performance Insights

• The Commodores put up 82.3 points per game (32nd in college basketball) while allowing 69.6 per contest (122nd in college basketball). They have a +241 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 12.7 points per game.
• Vanderbilt ranks 200th in the nation at 32.1 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 31.3 its opponents average.
• Vanderbilt hits 8.3 three-pointers per game (126th in college basketball), 1.2 more than its opponents. It shoots 33.1% from beyond the arc (224th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 35.4%.
• Vanderbilt has typically won the turnover battle this season, committing 9.7 per game (29th in college basketball) while forcing 14.9 (20th in college basketball).

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