Bet on Kentucky to Roll Vanderbilt

· Feb 06 - 5 minutes read

This might not be the best time for Vanderbilt to welcome Kentucky to town after the Wildcats surrendered 103 points in a home loss to Tennessee. The visiting Wildcats are favored by the college basketball picks.

Kentucky had won 14 games in a row against Vanderbilt. However, the Commodores have won the last two games in the series, with both wins coming on the road. This is the 12th time in the last 14 meetings that Kentucky is favored by at least eight points against Vanderbilt, with the college basketball lines listing Kentucky as the 8½-point favorite.

Kentucky fell seven spots to No. 17 in the Associated Press poll and went from eighth to 15th in the USA Today coaches poll. Kentucky is 27th in the NCAA NET rankings while the only way Vanderbilt will get into the NCAA tournament without buying a ticket is to win the SEC tournament.

When it comes to the odds of winning March Madness, Kentucky (+1800) is ninth in the odds of winning the national title. Vanderbilt is well back at +40000 in the championship odds.

Keep on reading for more on the matchup between Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Game Information

Game: Kentucky (15-6, 5-4 SEC) vs Vanderbilt (6-15, 1-7)
Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 6, 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, TN
Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Live Stream: TBS.com

All six of Vanderbilt’s wins this season have come at home. Kentucky is just 3-2 on the road.

Kentucky has covered in two of its three games this season as a road favorite. Vanderbilt is 4-2 against the spread as a home underdog.

The college basketball lines have the Kentucky Wildcats priced at -550 to win this game outright, and Vanderbilt is at +415 on the Moneyline.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Odds and Spreads

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Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Betting Trends

Kentucky is 13-4 as a favorite this season.
Vanderbilt has covered in only seven of its last 13 home games.
Only one of the Commodores’ home games landed over the total.
Kentucky has covered in just one of its last five games.
The total has gone over in 16 of Kentucky’s last 19 games.
Eight of Kentucky’s last 10 road games went over the total.
The total went under in each of Vanderbilt’s last six games.
The total went under in Vanderbilt’s last nine home games.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt ATS Pick: Kentucky -10

Vanderbilt is 2-4 as a home underdog this season and this might not be the matchup for that trend to change.

Vanderbilt is shooting just 39% from the field this season so expect veteran Kentucky coach John Calipari to have the Wildcats raring to go in this matchup.

The last time Kentucky played on the road against Vanderbilt, the result was a 16-point win and it won’t be a surprise to see a similar margin this time around.

D.J. Wagner, one of five double-digit scorers for the Wildcats, has missed the last two games with an ankle injury and he is questionable. Once his status is known, that could impact the line so it might be smart for those who bet online to get in on this action early.

As if Vanderbilt didn’t have enough problems, top rebounder Colin Smith is out for the season.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Over/Under Pick: Under 152

It is generous to suggest that Vanderbilt has had offensive issues this season, The team is ranked 234th in offensive efficiency according to the Pomeroy college basketball database.

Kentucky likely spent just a little bit of time working on defense after the nightmarish effort against Tennessee and that might not bode well for the Commodores in this matchup.

Both regular-season games between the Wildcats and Commodores went under the total last season and look for that to happen again when pondering the best college basketball bets today.

Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Player Prop Pick: Rob Dillingham to have 18+ Points (+124)

Freshman Rob Dillingham came off the bench to score 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting in Kentucky’s loss to Tennessee.

Rob Dillingham Went off vs Tennessee in a Tough Loss tonight..

35 PTS (14-20 FG, 6-8 3PT)
4 AST
2 REBS
1 STL

How we feeling RN? pic.twitter.com/RTmCVmxalT

— Frankie Vision (@Frankie_Vision) February 4, 2024

Don’t look for another 35-point effort, but with 71 points over his last three games, he will be a popular player prop pick in this game.

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Questions Of The Day

How has Vanderbilt fared against the spread at home against Kentucky?

While Vanderbilt has covered in its last nine games at Kentucky, the Commodores are 0-5-1 against the spread in its last six home games in the series.