Kentucky vs. Prediction Arkansas, odds, time, spread: 2026 college basketball picks from proven model

The Kentucky Wildcats look to bounce back from a big loss when they take on the 15th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night. Kentucky is coming off an 80-55 loss at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, while Arkansas defeated Oklahoma 83-79 that same night. The Wildcats (14-7, 5-3 SEC), who are ranked fourth in the conference, are 2-3 on the road this season. The Razorbacks (18-3, 6-2 SEC), who are tied for second in the league, are 13-0 at home. This will be the second time Arkansas head coach John Calipari faces his former team after the Razorbacks defeated Kentucky in Lexington last February.

Tip-off from Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark., is scheduled for 6:30 PM ET. Arkansas is a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Arkansas vs. odds. Kentucky from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 162.5. Before you make a choice between Kentucky and Arkansas, check out the men’s basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine projection model.

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Now the model has been simulated Kentucky vs. Arkansas 10,000 times and just unveiled the coveted men’s basketball picks and betting predictions. That’s possible head over to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting odds for Arkansas vs. Kentucky:

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The SportsLine model is Moving on to the total (161.5 points). The Over have scored in eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings, including in each of the last two. The Over has batted in three of Kentucky’s last six games, while the Over has batted in six of Arkansas’ last 10 games.

The model projects the Wildcats to have three players register 10.4 points or more, including Otega Oweh’s projected 19.9 points. The Razorbacks are expected to have four players score 10.1 or more points, led by Darius Acuff Jr., who is expected to score 19.3 points. The model projects a combined total of 163 points if the Over disappears in more than 50% of simulations.

The model also says that one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You will only see that choice at SportsLine.

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