Kentucky vs Arkansas Picks and Prediction – 1/27/2024

The #6 Kentucky Wildcats (14 - 4, 4 - 2 CONF) are hitting the road this week for a winnable match-up against the struggling Arkansas Razorbacks (10 - 9, 1 - 5 CONF). Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks. Arkansas steps out onto the court in this game having dropped four of their past five contests. Kentucky is coming off of a bad loss to South Carolina, but the Wildcats will hope to rebound in this match-up.

Kentucky takes the court with a team that can be electric on both ends of the court. The Wildcats are putting up nearly 90 PPG on offense while shooting a sterling 50% from the floor as a team. Kentucky is led by the dynamic scoring of Antonio Reeves (19 PPG on 51%) and we expect him to have a huge outing here. The Wildcats are surrendering 77 PPG to opposing teams on the other end of the court.

The Arkansas Razorbacks are looking to get back into the win column after having dropped their past two games. Arkansas will look to the play of Tramon Monk and Davonte Davis to get the scoring going. Arkansas is scoring 76 PPG on offense while shooting 44% from the floor as a unit. Collectively, the Razorbacks are only dishing out 11 assisted buckets per game which puts them steadily at the back of the pack in terms of assisted shots scored.