No. 16 Kentucky will continue its quest for a double bye in the SEC Tournament when it hosts Arkansas on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats (20-8, 10-5) have won four of their last five games to move into a three-way tie for fourth place in the SEC standings. They blew out then-No. 13 Alabama last Saturday before beating Mississippi State on a last-second shot earlier this week. Arkansas (14-14, 5-10) had its two-game winning streak snapped in an 85-82 loss to Vanderbilt at home on Tuesday.
Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET at Rupp Arena in Lexington. The latest Kentucky vs. Arkansas odds from SportsLine consensus list the Wildcats as 13.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 166. You can watch Saturday’s game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
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How to watch Kentucky vs. Arkansas
- Kentucky vs. Arkansas date: Saturday, March 2
- Kentucky vs. Arkansas time: 1:30 p.m. ET
- Kentucky vs. Arkansas TV channel: CBS
- Kentucky vs. Arkansas live stream: Paramount+
College basketball picks for Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Before tuning into the Arkansas vs. Kentucky game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered Week 17 of the 2023-24 season on a 139-94 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $2,300 for $100 players. It is also off to a sizzling 25-14 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
For Kentucky vs. Arkansas, the model projects that Kentucky covers the spread as a 13.5-point favorite. The Wildcats have reached their peak form at the right time of the season, winning four of their last five games to keep themselves in contention for a double bye in the SEC Tournament. They crushed then-No. 13 Alabama last Saturday, as freshman guard Justin Edwards poured in 28 points on 10 of 10 shooting.
The Wildcats added a 91-89 win at Mississippi State on Tuesday when freshman Reed Sheppard made a runner with less than one second remaining. He finished with 32 points, seven assists and five rebounds off the bench, knocking down 11 of 14 attempts from the floor. Sheppard is third on the team in scoring (12.5) and first in assists (4.3) while leading the SEC with 76 steals this season.
Kentucky has more firepower in the form of Antonio Reeves (19.9 ppg) and Rob Dillingham (14.8). Arkansas has only covered the spread six times in its last 19 games, and Kentucky has covered at a 9-3-1 clip in the last 13 meetings between these teams. SportsLine’s model expects that trend to continue on Saturday, as the Wildcats are covering the spread in 60% of simulations. Stream the game here.
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