Auburn at Kentucky college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Saturday’s Auburn Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats college basketball matchup, with NCAA betting odds, picks and best bets

The Auburn Tigers (24-4, 11-4 SEC) battle with the Kentucky Wildcats (23-5, 13-2 SEC) at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington at 3:45 p.m. ET Saturday. We analyze the Auburn-Kentucky odds and betting lines, while providing college basketball betting tips and advice on this matchup.

The Wildcats are the No. 9 team in the recently released USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll. The Tigers are ranked 15th.

Auburn at Kentucky: Three things you need to know

1. The Wildcats can lock up the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament and win the regular-season conference title with a victory.

2. Kentucky is looking to pay Auburn back for a 75-66 win by the Tigers on the Plains back on Feb. 1 as the under (145) easily connected in that one.

3. After a two-game losing skid on the road, the Tigers have rattled off wins and covers in the past two. However, they’re 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS in the past six on the road, and they haven’t won in regulation away from home since Jan. 4 at Mississippi State.


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Auburn at Kentucky: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:05 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Kentucky 76, Auburn 67

Moneyline (ML)

AVOID. Kentucky (-295) should be able to polish off Auburn (+230) in this one, claiming the regular-season SEC title along the way. However, it’s never good business to lay nearly three times your potential return. Look to the Wildcats against the spread instead.

New to sports betting? A $10 wager on the Wildcats returns just a $3.40 profit. A wager of $10 on the Tigers returns a profit of $23.

Against the Spread (ATS)

KENTUCKY (-6.5, -110) likely has had this game circled on their calendar after losing in the first meeting to Auburn (+6.5, -110). The Tigers have been very good at home, but they’ve struggled mightily on the road. You can expect Big Blue nation to be partying another conference championship at Rupp with a resounding win.

Over/Under (O/U)

The lean in this one is to the Over 141 (+100), but I wouldn’t bet it. This one will be too close to call, and likely the total will be decided in the final minute of regulation. AVOID, or go very lightly on Over.

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