Oklahoma at Kentucky 03/13/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The Oklahoma Sooners remain in Nashville Thursday night with a second-round matchup in the SEC tournament against the Kentucky Wildcats. Oklahoma has twenty wins and 12 losses this season riding a three-game winning streak following a six point victory against Georgia on Wednesday. The Sooners offense averaged 78.6 points on 47.1% shooting from the floor of this season andpoured in 81 points against Georgia. Defensively Oklahoma has been mediocre allowing 74.5 points per game overall this season. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Defensively Oklahoma did just enough in their last outing against Georgia giving up 75 points on 44.4% from the floor. Oklahoma did lose the rebounding battle by 6 before 12 turnovers in the victory. Offensively Oklahoma dominated scoring 81 points on 48.1% shooting from the floor and knocked down 12 triples in the game. Jeremiah Fears led the way for the Oklahoma offense with 29 points on 16 shots.

The Kentucky Wildcats roll into Thursday with 21 wins and 10 losses on the year ranked #15 in the nation riding a two game-winning streak after an 8 point victory against Missouri last time out. Offensively Kentucky is averaging 85.8 points on 48.4% shooting from the floor this season but have scored more than 90 points in each of their last two victories. Defensively Kentucky is allowing 77 points per game this year but have given up an average of 73.5 points per game during their two game-winning streak.

Defensively Kentucky did just enough in their last game against Missouri giving them 83 points on 43.9% from the floor. The Wildcats won the rebounding battle by 1 and forced 10 turnovers in the victory. Offensively Kentucky was fantastic scoring 91 points including 53 in the second-half on 48.2% shooting and knocked down 11 long balls in the game.

Kentucky is the better team in this game and the extra rest will be huge. Look for the Wildcats to do the work on both sides of the ball in this game leading to the win. Take Kentucky to do the job Thursday resulting in the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Kentucky Wildcats win and over 76-67.