The Arkansas Razorbacks face the 8th ranked Kentucky Wildcats in the finals of the SEC Tournament in a game that will take place at a neutral site at the Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee at 1 PM ET. The NCAA betting board lists Kentucky as a -8 point favorite with the total line offered at 158.
Arkansas is coming off a 76-62 win over Vanderbilt in their last game where they covered the spread as a 3.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 138, which was under the closing line of 143. The Razorbacks have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Arkansas has won three in a row and eight of their last nine games.
Kentucky is coming off a 79-74 win over Alabama in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 10.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 153, which was over the closing line of 135. Previous to the Alabama game the Wildcats had covered the spread in two in a row and the total had gone under in five straight games. Kentucky has won 10 straight games.
Offensively, Arkansas is putting up 80.4 points per game on a 46.2% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Razorbacks are allowing 74.1 points per game on a 41.8% FG average.
Kentucky is putting up 86.3 points per game, which ranks 5th in the nation, on a 47.7% FG average. On defense the Wildcats are allowing 71.7 points per game on a 42.4% FG average.
These teams met on January 7th at Kentucky where the Wildcats beat the Razorbacks 97-71.
Arkansas Razorbacks at Kentucky Wildcats Betting Trends
- Arkansas is 7-2 against the spread in their last 9 games overall.
- The Razorbacks are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games against the Wildcats.
- The game total has gone under in 4 of Arkansas’s last 5 games against Kentucky.
- Kentucky is 5-12-1 against the spread in their last 18 games overall.
- The Wildcats are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Arkansas and Kentucky have the public leaning to the home Wildcats minus the 8.5 points with 58%. The over/under bettors believe this game will stay under the posted total line of 161 with 59% on board.
