Kentucky Basketball Money Line
The Kansas Jayhawks (1-1) meet the Kentucky Wildcats (1-1) Tuesday in Game 2 of the Champions Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Kansas-Kentucky college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Jayhawks entered the season No. 5 and the Wildcats No. 9 in the Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
Kansas vs. Kentucky: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Men's college basketball daily lines on ESPN.com. Spread: Also commonly referred to as the line or spread, a negative point spread value (-15.5) indicates that team is favored by 15.5 points.
- The money lines are adjusted based on who is more likely to win the game (based on the point spread). Let’s use an example. A 4-point favorite in NCAA basketball might be listed at -204 via the money line. This means that you would need to wager $204 to profit $100 on the favorite.
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Against the spread/ATS: Kansas -4.5 (-110) Kentucky +4.5 (-110)Over/Under: 143.5 (O: -110 U: -110)Kansas vs. Kentucky: Three things to know
Kansas bounced back from a 102-90 loss to Gonzaga in its season opener to roll St. Joe’s 94-72 at home and covered the spread as a 20-point favorite. The Jayhawks shot 45% from deep and out-rebounded St. Joe’s 47-33.Kentucky took a stunning 76-64 home loss to Richmond as a 6.5-point favorite in its last game. The Wildcats went 0-for-10 from 3-point land and 61% from the charity stripe.Kansas-Kentucky last met in Jan. 2019 and the Wildcats prevailed 71-63, covering as 5.5-point favorites. Three of Kansas’ starters played in that game whereas none of the Kentucky starters were on the roster. The favorite is 7-2 ATS in the last nine meetings.Get some action on this game or any other matchup with a legal, online bet at BetMGMin CO, IN, NJ, TN and WV. Risk-free first bet up to $500, paid in free bets. Terms and conditions apply. Bet now!
Kansas vs. Kentucky: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
The Kentucky vs Kansas odds favor the Jayhawks by 3.5 points at a neutral site in Indianapolis. Get the moneyline, point spread, game total over/under plus picks and predictions for Dec.
Prediction
Kentucky 77, Kansas 73
Money line (ML)
The market is weighing Kansas’ edge in experience too heavily into its bet. There will be no fans in attendance and Kentucky has more future NBA players on its roster so if anything the Wildcats have a talent edge.
Aside from senior F Olivier Sarr, Kentucky’s starting lineup is comprised of freshmen. The good thing about those freshmen is two of them are five-star recruits and two are four-stars. The Wildcats have five top-40 recruits from last season, according to 247Sports.
If you’re taking the points you should also sprinkle a little on the money line to maximize the value. I lean Kentucky (+160) for a quarter-unit.
Kentucky Basketball Money Linear
Against the spread (ATS)
Yes, Kentucky’s one loss is to a Richmond team without nearly as much talent and Kansas’ loss came against a Gonzaga team ranked No. 2 by USA TODAY Sports heading into the season.
That’s already baked into the line the market has steamed up from the Jayhawks favored by 3 to the current price. Since 2015, Kentucky is 22-16-2 ATS against ranked opponents and Kansas is 26-30 ATS.
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Also, Kentucky has two five-star wing players in Brandon Boston Jr. and Terrence Clarke to go against Kansas’ elite wings of Christian Braun and OchaiAgbaji.
I’m going to fade the public here, as according to Pregame.com, 72% of the money wagered and 74% of the bets placed are on Kansas. GIMME KENTUCKY +4.5 (-110) for 1 unit.
Kentucky Basketball Money Lineup
Over/Under (O/U)
Given all the talent and the seemingly player-friendly arena conditions, I’d lean Over 143.5 (-110).
I figure the Kentucky offense will look the best it has all season vs. Kansas, which has been awesome itself through two games, but, the public is betting the Over and the sharps are on the Under so I don’t really want to go against the smart money. Also, Kentucky has played a very slow tempo through its first two games and we are on the Wildcats ATS here.
Kentucky Basketball Money Line
Officially, I’ll PASS on the total.
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