Kentucky vs. Bellarmine betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 23

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The Kentucky Wildcats (8-4) will look to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Bellarmine Knights (5-6) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Rupp Arena as big, 34.5-point favorites. The game airs at 1 p.m. ET on SEC Network+. The point total is set at 154.5 for the matchup.

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Kentucky Cover -34.5 vs Bellarmine -110

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Kentucky vs. Bellarmine betting lines

  • Kentucky moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Bellarmine moneyline odds to win: +3300
  • Spread: Kentucky (-34.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Kentucky had a better record against the spread when playing at home (10-8-0) than it did on the road (4-6-0) last season.
  • The Wildcats went over the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (61.1%) than road tilts (60%) last year.
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Kentucky won 14 of 16 games at home, good for a .875 winning percentage. Kentucky won one of four games away from home (.250) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • The Wildcats were the seventh-best team in the country in points scored (84.4 per game) and 315th in points conceded (77.2) last season.
  • On the boards, Kentucky was 63rd in the nation in rebounds (34.1 per game) last season. It was 239th in rebounds conceded (32.1 per game).
  • With 16.9 assists per game, the Wildcats were 17th-best in college basketball last season.

Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 34.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (86th in nation) 38.3 (18th) 37.8 (29th) 29.4 (107th) 17.8 (41st) 9.8 (42nd)

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Bellarmine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Bellarmine’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .667 (2-1-0). Away, it is .800 (4-1-0).
  • Knights games have gone above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (two of three), and 60% of the time on the road (three of five).
  • The Knights’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-2) and away (0-4).

Last season stats

  • The Knights were ranked 212th in college basketball offensively last year with 72.6 points per game, while defensively they were 14th-worst (80.1 points allowed per game).
  • Bellarmine found it difficult to pile up rebounds last season, ranking 0-worst in college basketball with 26.5 rebounds per game. It ranked 211th by allowing 31.7 boards per contest.
  • Last year the Knights ranked 124th in college basketball in assists, putting up 14.2 per game.

Bellarmine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.4 (16th in nation) 47.3 (322nd) 25.6 (361st) 29.9 (131st) 14.8 (158th) 11.1 (133rd)
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