Kentucky vs. Georgia betting: College basketball preview for January 7

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The Georgia Bulldogs (12-2, 0-1 SEC) are only 1.5-point underdogs as they look to continue an 11-game home win streak when they square off against the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats (12-2, 1-0 SEC) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Stegeman Coliseum. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on SEC Network. The over/under is set at 153.5 for the matchup.

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Kentucky Cover -1.5 vs Georgia -107

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Kentucky vs. Georgia betting lines

  • Kentucky moneyline odds to win: -125
  • Georgia moneyline odds to win: +105
  • Spread: Kentucky (-1.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Kentucky owned a worse record against the spread when playing at home (8-10-0) than it did in away games (6-3-1) last season.
  • In home games last season, the Wildcats eclipsed the over/under 83.3% of the time (15 of 18 games). They hit the over in 50% of road games (five of 10 contests).
  • Kentucky won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 12-4 (.750). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 3-2 (.600).

Last season stats

  • The Wildcats were the second-best team in college basketball in points scored (89.0 per game) but 15th-worst in points conceded (79.7) last year.
  • At 34.3 rebounds per game and 33.3 rebounds allowed, Kentucky was 67th and 280th in the nation, respectively, last season.
  • The Wildcats were 13th-best in college basketball in assists (17.5 per game) last year.

Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 10-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.9 (37th in nation) 41.5 (94th) 37.0 (23rd) 33.0 (280th) 19.1 (seventh) 8.7 (fifth)

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Georgia statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, Georgia had a lower winning percentage at home (.389, 7-10-1 record) than away (.900, 9-1-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Bulldogs games went over less often at home (eight of 18, 44.4%) than on the road (five of 10, 50%) last year.
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Bulldogs won a lower percentage of games at home (0-5) than away (3-6).

Last season stats

  • The Bulldogs ranked 143rd in college basketball last year with 74.7 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 266th with 74.7 points allowed per game.
  • Last year Georgia grabbed 31.6 boards per game (202nd-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 33.9 rebounds per contest (306th-ranked).
  • The Bulldogs ranked 287th in the country with 11.8 dimes per contest.

Georgia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.2 (29th in nation) 38.7 (25th) 35.9 (48th) 25.3 (sixth) 15.2 (108th) 12.9 (295th)
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