Saint Peter’s vs Kentucky NCAA Tournament First Round odds, tips and betting trends

The No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats (26-7) and the No. 15 Saint Peter’s Peacocks (19-11) are poised to meet in their first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, starting at 7:10 PM on CBS. Kentucky is a 17.5-point favorite in this game. Here’s …

The No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats (26-7) and the No. 15 Saint Peter’s Peacocks (19-11) are poised to meet in their first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, starting at 7:10 PM on CBS. Kentucky is a 17.5-point favorite in this game. Here’s everything you need to know about this East Regional Region matchup as you fill out your brackets.

Kentucky’s record against the spread so far this season is 16-18-0, while Saint Peter’s is 8-4-0. A total of 17 out of the Wildcats’ 34 games this season have gone over the point total, and five of the Peacocks’ 12 games have gone over. The two teams score 146.4 points per game, 14.4 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the last 10 games, Kentucky is 5-5-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall while Saint Peter’s has gone 7-3-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

As college basketball matchups continue, get ready for the outing with what you need to know ahead of Thursday’s game.

Saint Peter’s at Kentucky odds, spread and lines

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  • Spread: Kentucky -17.5
  • Total: 132
  • Moneyline: Kentucky -5000, Saint Peter’s +1400

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Saint Peter’s at Kentucky odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Kentucky 76, Saint Peter’s 61

Moneyline

  • The Wildcats have won 92.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (25-2).
  • Kentucky has played five times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -5000 or shorter, and won each game.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Wildcats have an implied win probability of 98.0%.
  • The Peacocks have entered the game as underdogs five times this season and won once.
  • Saint Peter’s has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +1400.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Peacocks have a 6.7% chance to win.

Against the spread

  • The Wildcats average 17.7 more points per game (79.5) than the Peacocks give up (61.8).
  • Kentucky is 15-15 against the spread and 25-5 overall when scoring more than 61.8 points.
  • Saint Peter’s has a 7-2 record against the spread and a 16-7 record overall when allowing fewer than 79.5 points.
  • The Peacocks score an average of 66.9 points per game, just 0.9 more points than the 66 the Wildcats give up to opponents.
  • Saint Peter’s is 5-2 against the spread and 10-4 overall when it scores more than 66 points.
  • Kentucky has an ATS record of 11-8 and a 17-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 66.9 points.
  • The Wildcats have out-scored their opponents by a total of 444 points this season (13.5 points per game on average), and the Peacocks have put up 153 more points than their opponents on the year (5.1 per game).

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Over/Under

  • The Wildcats have an average implied point total of 78 this season, which is three points higher than their implied total in Thursday’s game (75).
  • So far this season, Kentucky has put up more than 75 points in a game 23 times.
  • The Peacocks’ implied point total in this matchup (57 points) equals the team’s season average.
  • This season, Saint Peter’s has scored more than 57 points in 11 games.

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How to watch Kentucky vs. Saint Peter’s

  • Game Day: Thursday, March 17, 2022
  • Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
  • TV Channel: CBS

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