Kentucky vs Brown Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 31

The Kentucky Wildcats (10-2) face the Brown Bears (7-4) on December 31, 2024.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Kentucky vs. Brown Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV channel: ESPNU
• Location: Lexington, Kentucky
• Arena: Rupp Arena

Kentucky vs. Brown Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Kentucky win (91.8%)

Before you place a wager on Kentucky-Brown contest (in which Kentucky is a 24.5-point favorite and the over/under has been set at 155.5 points), keep reading for a few betting insights and trends for Tuesday's game.

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Kentucky vs. Brown: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Kentucky has put together a 5-7-0 record against the spread this season.
• Brown has won six games against the spread this year, while failing to cover five times.
• Kentucky covers the spread when it is a 24.5-point favorite or more 25% of the time. That's more often than Brown covers as an underdog of 24.5 or more (never covered this season).
• Against the spread last year, the Wildcats performed worse when played at home, covering eight times in 18 home games, and six times in 10 road games.
• This season, the Bears are 4-2-0 at home against the spread (.667 winning percentage). Away, they are 2-3-0 ATS (.400).

Kentucky vs. Brown: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Kentucky has won in seven of the nine contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• The Wildcats have been a -10000 moneyline favorite on four occasions this season and won every game.
• Brown has won three of the four games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (75%).
• The Bears have not yet played a game with moneyline odds of +2500 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Kentucky has a 99% chance of walking away with the win.

Kentucky vs. Brown Head-to-Head Comparison

• Kentucky has a +196 scoring differential, topping opponents by 16.3 points per game. It is putting up 89.1 points per game to rank third in college basketball and is giving up 72.8 per outing to rank 227th in college basketball.
• Kentucky's leading scorer, Otega Oweh, ranks 175th in the country scoring 16.2 points per game.
• Brown is outscoring opponents by 3.1 points per game, with a +34 scoring differential overall. It puts up 72.8 points per game (255th in college basketball) and gives up 69.7 per contest (142nd in college basketball).
• Brown's leading scorer, Kino Lilly Jr., is 18th in the country, averaging 20 points per game.
• The Wildcats win the rebound battle by an average of 5.5 boards. They are recording 38.8 rebounds per game (eighth in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 33.3 per outing.
• Amari Williams averages nine rebounds per game (ranking 30th in college basketball) to lead the Wildcats.
• The Bears average 33.2 rebounds per game (176th in college basketball) while conceding 32.1 per outing to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 1.1 boards per game.
• Aaron Cooley tops the Bears with 7.6 rebounds per game (110th in college basketball).
• Kentucky averages 107.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (19th in college basketball), and allows 87.4 points per 100 possessions (112th in college basketball).
• The Bears rank 256th in college basketball with 93 points scored per 100 possessions, and 145th defensively with 89.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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