Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/1/23
Vanderbilt Commodores (16-13) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (20-9)
March 1, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Kentucky Wildcats -9.5 / Vanderbilt Commodores +9.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Vanderbilt Commodores and the Kentucky Wildcats meet in college basketball action from the Rupp Arena on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Kentucky is listed as a 9.5-point home favorite with a total for this game set at 146.5 points.
Injuries
Lee Dort is out for Vanderbilt with a foot injury while Kentucky has Sahvir Wheeler is out with an ankle injury.
Matchup History
Kentucky’s riding a double-digit head-to-head win streak after a 69-53 win over the Commodores back on January 24th, 2023.
Trends
Vanderbilt is 37-18-1 ATS in their last 56 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the over is 15-4 in their last 19 road games. Kentucky is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the over is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.
Pick
I’m backing Kentucky here. Vanderbilt’s on a nice run, but this is senior night at Rupp Arena we’re talking about here. There’s lots of seniors for Coach Cal’s group, including Tshiebwe and Antonio Reeves and I just don’t think that Vanderbilt’s in a good spot to be able to get past it here. Give me the Wildcats laying the points in this one.
