The Arkansas Razorbacks will try to complete a season sweep when they face the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+. Arkansas cruised to an 88-73 win over Kentucky on Feb. 7 in the first meeting between these teams, pulling away with a dominant second half at Rupp Arena. The Razorbacks have lost four of their six games since then, though, including a 75-57 setback at No. 12 Tennessee on Tuesday. You can watch Saturday's game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+.
Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The latest Arkansas vs. Kentucky odds from Caesars Sportsbook list the Razorbacks as 5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 141.5. Saturday's showdown will be televised on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Arkansas vs. Kentucky
- Arkansas vs. Kentucky date: Saturday, March 4
- Arkansas vs. Kentucky time: 2 p.m. ET
- Arkansas vs. Kentucky TV channel: CBS
- Arkansas vs. Kentucky live stream: Paramount+ (try free for 7 days)
College basketball picks for Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Before tuning into the Arkansas vs. Kentucky game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 17 of the season 76-46 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,600 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
For Arkansas vs. Kentucky, the model projects that the Wildcats cover the spread. These teams have been trending in opposite directions since their first meeting of the season, with Arkansas losing four of its last six games and Kentucky winning four of its last five. The Wildcats trailed Vanderbilt by 11 points in the second half on Wednesday before rallying to take a two-point lead with 1:10 remaining, but the Commodores scored the game's final two buckets to snap Kentucky's four-game winning streak.
Arkansas was not competitive in the second half of its loss to Tennessee on Tuesday, trailing by as many as 24 points in a blowout. The Razorbacks turned the ball over 16 times, six of them coming from Anthony Black. They also shot less than 37% from the floor and matched their second-lowest scoring output of the season.
Tennessee held a 42-18 advantage in points in the paint, which does not bode well for Arkansas in this matchup. Kentucky is led by senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe, who averages 16.5 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. His leadership has allowed the Wildcats to cover the spread in 10 of their last 13 games against conference opponents. Stream the game here.
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