Kentucky vs. Georgia Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 7

Published 2:38 pm Monday, January 6, 2025

Tuesday’s contest that pits the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats (12-2, 1-0 SEC) against the Georgia Bulldogs (12-2, 0-1 SEC) at Stegeman Coliseum should be a competitive matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 78-76 in favor of Kentucky. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on January 7.

Based on our computer prediction, the Kentucky versus Georgia game has a predicted point spread that matches the actual spread (2.5). The two teams are projected to fall short of the 155.5 total.

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Kentucky vs. Georgia Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV: SEC Network
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  • Where: Athens, Georgia
  • Venue: Stegeman Coliseum
  • Line: Kentucky -2.5
  • Point total: 155.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Kentucky -138, Georgia +115

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Kentucky vs. Georgia Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Kentucky 78, Georgia 76

Spread & Total Prediction for Kentucky vs. Georgia

  • Pick ATS: Pick Em
  • Pick OU: Under (155.5)

Both Kentucky and Georgia are 7-7-0 against the spread (ATS) so far this season. A total of eight out of the Wildcats’ games this season have gone over the point total, and six of the Bulldogs’ games have gone over. The teams score an average of 170.6 points per game, 15.1 more points than this matchup’s total. Kentucky is 4-6 against the spread and 8-2 overall over its last 10 contests, while Georgia has gone 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall.

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Kentucky Performance Insights

  • The Wildcats have a +236 scoring differential, topping opponents by 16.8 points per game. They’re putting up 90.2 points per game to rank second in college basketball and are allowing 73.4 per contest to rank 241st in college basketball.
  • Kentucky records 37.0 rebounds per game (23rd in college basketball) while allowing 33.0 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 4.0 boards per game.
  • Kentucky makes 10.1 three-pointers per game (32nd in college basketball) while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc (70th in college basketball). It is making 2.6 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 7.5 per game while shooting 28.1%.
  • The Wildcats rank sixth in college basketball by averaging 109.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 135th in college basketball, allowing 89.0 points per 100 possessions.
  • Kentucky has had fewer turnovers than its opponents this season, committing 8.7 per game (fifth in college basketball play) while forcing 10.5 (289th in college basketball).

Georgia Performance Insights

  • The Bulldogs are outscoring opponents by 16.3 points per game, with a +228 scoring differential overall. They put up 80.4 points per game (71st in college basketball) and allow 64.1 per contest (27th in college basketball).
  • Georgia wins the rebound battle by 10.6 boards on average. It records 35.9 rebounds per game, 49th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 25.3.
  • Georgia hits 7.3 three-pointers per game (227th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.6 on average.
  • Georgia has committed 12.9 turnovers per game (296th in college basketball) while forcing 13.1 (93rd in college basketball).

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