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The Kentucky basketball team played their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night as they took down LSU in dominant fashion. The Tigers led 2-0 early in the game, and they would never see a lead again. The Wildcats went on a 15-2 run after that, and the game was pretty much […]

It is a Tuesday night SEC battle as LSU is visiting Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a LSU-Kentucky prediction and pick. LSU comes into the game at 14-15 on the year, but just 3-13 in conference play. That places them in 15th in the SEC this year. They opened […]

Kentucky basketball guard Jaxson Robinson just received a very discouraging injury update. While the Wildcats’ second-leading scorer was already not set to play against No. 1 Auburn today, the latest news is a significant blow to head coach Mark Pope and his team’s quest for a national championship. The Wildcats are now a few games […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope already has the challenge of steering his squad through a prominent SEC field. But it appears that another topic has sparked discussion. In his media availability on Friday, Pope expressed his displeasure with the length of the regular season, and offered a thorough solution, via Tres Terrell of Cats […]

Kentucky basketball has been one of the most banged-up teams in the country this year as Mark Pope has been forced to tinker with different lineups throughout a brutal SEC schedule. The Wildcats have played through much of February without both Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, but they have navigated that stretch nicely. The job […]

Top-ranked Auburn (26-2) returns to the road on Saturday in another top-25 matchup against No. 17-ranked Kentucky (19-9). It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Kentucky prediction and pick. Auburn has embarked on another five-game win streak since suffering its first conference loss to Florida on Feb. 8. The Tigers have […]

The Kentucky basketball and Oklahoma game on Wednesday featured Wildcats guard Otega Oweh. After he left the Sooners for Kentucky, many of the fans were awaiting his return. When Oweh returned, he garnered many chants of traitor. However, Kentucky basketball fans went bonkers after Oweh’s second-half performance. He scored the final 18 points of the […]

After an up-and-down season, Kentucky basketball came into Wednesday night with a chance to rebound from a very disappointing loss on Saturday, but it didn’t look like it was going to be able to get the job done for most of the night. A desperate Oklahoma basketball team looked poised to defend its home court […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Oklahoma prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky-Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners were perfect — 13-0 — in the nonconference section of this season. They were obviously in great shape to make the NCAA Tournament. This was a near-total repeat of what happened […]

Kentucky basketball is having a successful first season under Mark Pope, as the Wildcats are rolling towards an NCAA Tournament bid despite a year of transition. Kentucky has had to navigate a gauntlet of an SEC schedule despite dealing with a lot of injuries. Guard Kerr Kriisa has missed a large chunk of the season […]

Kentucky basketball fell short against Alabama once again on Saturday in another high-scoring affair. Despite a strong start by Mark Pope and the Wildcats, the Crimson Tide rallied back late in the first half and ran away with the game in a 96-83 win in Tuscaloosa. Kentucky is still fighting an uphill battle while they […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Alabama. The SEC basketball Saturday slate has this early-evening game between Kentucky and Alabama. It’s a game Alabama really needs if it wants to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Alabama […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope praised senior forward Andrew Carr for his performance in the win over Vanderbilt. The No. 17 Wildcats dominated what was supposed to be a close affair at home against their SEC rival. Carr, who was one of the best players on the team earlier this season, looked like himself […]

Two middle-of-the-pack SEC teams face off as Kentucky hosts Vanderbilt. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Vanderbilt-Kentucky prediction and pick. Vanderbilt is 17-8 on the year and 5-7 in conference play, good for tenth in the SEC. They also opened the year strong, going 13-1 to start the year. Since […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope is opening up about some of the things that went wrong for his team Saturday against Texas. The Wildcats dropped a close game, 82-78, to the Longhorns. Pope says his team just didn’t get the job done when it really counted. Kentucky had a late lead, but lost it in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Texas prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Texas. The SEC basketball Saturday schedule has this primetime game between Kentucky and Texas. It’s a huge chance for the Longhorns to bag a quality win, and they badly need one. Texas is right […]

Kentucky basketball is making its way through an absolute gauntlet of a schedule that features ranked matchup after ranked matchup. The SEC has been one of the best conferences in college basketball history this season, so it has been difficult for all of the teams in that conference to stack wins together. Kentucky gets a […]

Coaches and now announcers are falling victim to a viral joke about the SEC being .500 in basketball conference play. It’s the best conference in basketball this year, and when some people heard that stat, they failed to realize that it is quite literally impossible for a conference to not be .500 in conference play. […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope is undefeated against Tennessee, per Kentucky Insider. Pope is now 8-0 against the Volunteers, after his team defeated Tennessee Tuesday 75-64. Pope is now 2-0 against Tennessee as a coach, and 6-0 against them as a player. That’s a pretty remarkable run for the Wildcats coach, who is in his […]

The injury report for No. 15-ranked Kentucky basketball got even longer during its clash against No. 5 Tennessee on Tuesday night. During the second half with the Wildcats holding onto a very small lead, point guard Lamont Butler went down with an apparent left arm injury while diving for a loose ball. Butler was playing […]

It is an SEC battle on Tuesday night as Tennessee faces Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Kentucky prediction and pick. Tennessee is 20-4 on the year while sitting 7-4 in SEC play, which is good for fifth place in the SEC. They opened up the season 14-0 before […]

South Carolina looks to end their long losing streak as they face Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a South Carolina-Kentucky prediction and pick. South Carolina comes into the game at 10-12 on the year, but 0-9 in SEC play, placing them in last place in the SEC. After opening […]

After the Kentucky basketball lost their second straight against the Ole Miss Rebels, 98-84, head coach Mark Pope would speak about his team’s performance. Coming off the loss where Arkansas Razorbacks’ John Calipari returned to face Kentucky basketball, the game against Ole Miss is significant as it proves to be a reality check for the […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope did not hold back after his team’s 98-84 loss at No. 25 Ole Miss. The Wildcats’ second straight defeat comes after an emotional home loss to unranked Arkansas. The No. 14 team in the country is now 15-7 overall and a disappointing 4-5 in SEC play. Losing four out […]

Two middle-of-the-pack SEC teams face off as Kentucky visits Ole Miss. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Ole Miss prediction and pick. Kentucky comes into the game at 15-6 on the year, but just 4-4 in conference play, placing them eighth in the SEC. They started the year strong, going […]

Lost in the shuffle of a day of hoops that included Duke vs. North Carolina, a LeBron triple-double at MSG, a flurry of upsets in college basketball, and oh yeah, an Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade that has turned the NBA upside down and inside out, coaching legend John Calipari was victorious in a […]

The Kentucky basketball and John Calipari connection runs deep in the NBA, just ask Phoenix Suns center, Nick Richards. In his three seasons, his combined averages were nothing to celebrate. However, his junior season, which was his last, was quite impressive. Richards averaged 14 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game. He also led […]

Kentucky basketball got a mixed bag of injury updates ahead of Saturday’s clash with Arkansas. Former Wildcats’ head coach John Calipari is returning to Rupp Arena in one of the season’s most anticipated games. The Razorbacks desperately need a signature win to get back in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid. On the other […]

Jon Calipari returns to Kentucky for the first time as Arkansas heads to Lexington. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-Kentucky prediction and pick. It’s no question that this season has rolled downhill for Jon Calipari and the Razorbacks. Arkansas started the season ranked 16th but are just 1-4 against […]

As Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari returns to Kentucky to take on his old team this Saturday, former Wildcats and current St. Johns coach Rick Pitino has a message to the Wildcats fans. With Calipari leading the way for the Razorbacks after so many years with Kentucky, there is no doubt that there could […]

John Calipari and the Arkansas basketball team have a big one this weekend as they be hitting the road to take on #12 Kentucky. Calipari was obviously the head coach of the Wildcats last year and had been the head coach since 2009. He surprisingly made the decision to leave for Arkansas during the offseason, […]

The Kentucky basketball team got a massive win over No. 8 Tennessee, 78-73, on Tuesday in Knoxville. It was a tough road atmosphere, but the Wildcats managed to survive with another statement win and their 15th victory of the season.  First-year Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has gotten off to a strong start in Lexington, […]

Kentucky basketball has looked like one of the best teams in college basketball at times this season, but just about nobody is immune to the absolute gauntlet that is SEC basketball this season. Mark Pope and company came into a huge matchup with No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday night at just 3-3 in conference play […]

Kentucky desperately needs to try to bounce back from two straight losses, while Tennessee has looked like one of the best teams in college basketball. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Tennessee prediction and pick. Kentucky is 14-5 this season with big wins against Duke, Gonzaga, Lousiville, Florida, Mississippi State, […]

The honeymoon period is officially over for Mark Pope at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky. The 1996 NCAA champion got off to a hot start to begin his coaching tenure at Kentucky, storming out to a 12-2 start which included wins over Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville and Florida, but since, the Wildcats have dropped […]

The No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats (14-4, 3-2 SEC) are on the road to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-4, 3-3 SEC) Saturday afternoon. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Vanderbilt prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Kentucky-Vanderbilt College Basketball […]

One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair before Alabama eventually made a […]

Two of the top SEC teams face off as Alabama faces Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Kentucky prediction and pick. Alabama comes into the game at 14-3 on the year. They opened up the year at 6-1, with the only loss coming to Purdue. They would then fall […]

The Kentucky basketball team put out another impressive performance on Tuesday night as they easily took care of business at home against Texas A&M. The Aggies played well in the first half and they had a seven-point lead at one point, but the Wildcats closed the half strong and controlled the second half to earn […]