Arkansas Razorbacks vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Rupp Arena is the location where the Kentucky Wildcats (15-5) will compete against the Arkansas Razorbacks (12-8) on Saturday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks played Oklahoma and ended up losing by a score of 65-62 in their last contest. Arkansas finished the contest with a 37.0% FG percentage (20 of 54) and buried 9 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks buried 13 of their 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defending, Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the field on 21 out of 51 shooting. Oklahoma doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In addition, Oklahoma snagged 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oklahoma finished 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 16 of their 20 tries. They also converted 7 of 21 tries from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Razorbacks ended up with 14 while Oklahoma recorded 18 fouls.

Johnell Davis is one guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 31.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He scored 18 points on 5 of 16 shooting.

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Arkansas heads into this one with a record of 12-8 this year. They are averaging 76.2 pts per contest (137th in Division 1) while shooting 46.4% from the floor. The Razorbacks are shooting 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (145 of 446) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Arkansas is snagging 35.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 291 dimes so far this year, which is 178th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They currently rank 51st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 233 relinquished for the season. The Razorbacks are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.2% (483 of 1,173) and they surrender 34.2 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 31.5% from 3-point land and they are ranked 84th in college in points per game allowed (68.1).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 78-73 when they played Tennessee. The Wildcats were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in this contest. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Tennessee committed 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to shots from distance, Kentucky made 12 out of 24 attempts (50.0%). Overall, the Wildcats shot 25 for 50 from the field which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Wildcats permitted Tennessee to bury 25 out of their 72 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 34.7% for this game. They finished shooting 24.4% from distance by connecting on 11 of 45 and finished the game at 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Kentucky permitted Tennessee to snag 35 in all (12 offensive).

Koby Brea was important for the Wildcats for the game. He totaled 18 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the contest. He converted 5 of 5 in this contest for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Kentucky has a record of 15-5 for the season. The Wildcats commit 17.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.1 times per contest (11th in college) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. Kentucky has tallied 1,752 pts this season (87.6 per game) and they grab 40.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks 28th in Division 1.

The Kentucky defense allows 28.8% on shots from 3-point land (167 of 579) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.6 assists and 36.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 139th and 281st in those categories. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 291st in college in PPG surrendered with 75.9. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (86th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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