Kentucky vs. Clemson Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – December 3

Published 5:48 pm Monday, December 2, 2024

Tuesday’s contest between the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats (7-0) and the Clemson Tigers (7-1) at Littlejohn Coliseum has a projected final score of 79-75 based on our computer prediction, with Kentucky securing the victory. Tipoff is at 9:30 PM ET on December 3.

According to our computer prediction, Kentucky projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup against Clemson. The over/under has been set at 155.5, and the two sides are projected to come in below that total.

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Kentucky vs. Clemson Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
  • Time: 9:30 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN
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  • Where: Clemson, South Carolina
  • Venue: Littlejohn Coliseum
  • Line: Kentucky -1.5
  • Point total: 155.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Kentucky -134, Clemson +112

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Kentucky vs. Clemson Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Kentucky 79, Clemson 75

Spread & Total Prediction for Kentucky vs. Clemson

  • Pick ATS: Kentucky (-1.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (155.5)

Kentucky has gone 4-3-0 against the spread, while Clemson’s ATS record this season is 4-4-0. The Wildcats are 5-2-0 and the Tigers are 4-4-0 in terms of going over the point total. The teams score an average of 176.1 points per game, 20.6 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Kentucky Performance Insights

  • The Wildcats average 96.7 points per game (first in college basketball) while allowing 68.1 per outing (115th in college basketball). They have a +200 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 28.6 points per game.
  • The 40.7 rebounds per game Kentucky averages rank fifth in college basketball, and are 8.3 more than the 32.4 its opponents grab per contest.
  • Kentucky makes 11.1 three-pointers per game (12th in college basketball) at a 38.2% rate (41st in college basketball), compared to the 6.4 per game its opponents make at a 25.0% rate.
  • The Wildcats rank second in college basketball with 113.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 26th in college basketball defensively with 79.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
  • Kentucky has typically won the turnover battle this season, committing 9.7 per game (45th in college basketball play) while forcing 11.7 (222nd in college basketball).

Clemson Performance Insights

  • The Tigers’ +132 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 16.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 79.4 points per game (113th in college basketball) while giving up 62.9 per outing (28th in college basketball).
  • The 35.3 rebounds per game Clemson accumulates rank 91st in the country, 7.4 more than the 27.9 its opponents pull down.
  • Clemson makes 1.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.0 (95th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.4.
  • Clemson has committed 2.8 fewer turnovers than its opponents, averaging 11.1 (135th in college basketball) while forcing 13.9 (84th in college basketball).

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