Vanderbilt at Kentucky – College Basketball Odds & Predictions: The Number 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats (19-1) will be happy to return to their friendly homecourt of Rupp Arena Saturday (16:05 pm Eastern) when they take on their rival's from the South, the No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores. The Cats will be looking at getting back on a winning track after stumbling at South Carolina on Wednesday. The task will not be easy as Vanderbilt is on an impressive 10 game winning streak and leads the SEC Eastern Division.
College basketball oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list the Wildcats as 8 1/2-chalk favorites versus the Commodores with a 154 total. 'Dores backers are getting +375 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while Kentucky is giving -475.
The Commodores pace all teams in the SEC with a 5-0 record in league play after an 85-76 win over Tennessee Wednesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Senior Jermaine Beal tied a single-game Vanderbilt high in 2009-10 with 25 points to lead the Commodores in the win. Four other Vandy players, A.J. Ogilvy (12), Jeffery Taylor (10), Brad Tinsley (10), and John Jenkins (10), also added double figures for the Commodores.
Kentucky enters the game with a 19-1 overall record and a 4-1 mark in SEC play after dropping their first game of the year against South Carolina in their last time out in Columbia (68-62). The Wildcats are a perfect 12-0 at home overall and 2-0 in league games at Rupp Arena with wins over Georgia and Arkansas.
College Basketball Predictions: If Kentucky is firing on all cylanders they are probably the best team in the country, as witnessed in last Saturday's 31 point beat down of Arkansas in Rupp. Kentucky will be looking to make a statement versus Vandy today. We think the Wildcats will win this game by 10.
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