{"id":572784,"date":"2026-01-31T11:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/572784\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:06:53","slug":"kentucky-vs-arkansas-prediction-odds-time-spread-2026-college-basketball-picks-from-proven-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/572784\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky vs. Arkansas prediction, odds, time, spread: 2026 college basketball picks from proven model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/UK\/kentucky-wildcats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky Wildcats<\/a> look to rebound from a big loss when they battle the 15th-ranked <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/ARK\/arkansas-razorbacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arkansas Razorbacks<\/a> on Saturday night. Kentucky is coming off an 80-55 loss at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, while Arkansas downed Oklahoma 83-79 that same night. The Wildcats (14-7, 5-3 SEC), who are tied for fourth in the conference, are 2-3 on the road this season. The Razorbacks (18-3, 6-2 SEC), who are tied for second in the league, are 13-0 on their home floor. This will be the second time Arkansas head coach John Calipari has faced his former team after the Razorbacks defeated Kentucky in Lexington last February.<\/p>\n<p>Tipoff from Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark., is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Arkansas is a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Arkansas vs. Kentucky\u00a0odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over\/under for total points scored is 162.5. Before making any Kentucky vs. Arkansas picks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/kentucky-vs-arkansas-odds-prediction-2026-sec-mens-college-basketball-picks-from-proven-model\/#ttag=01302026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_cbb_model_KentuckyArkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">check out the men&#8217;s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New users can target the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/draftkings-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DraftKings promo code<\/a>, which offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=draftkings&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">$300 in bonus bets if your $5+ bet wins<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and it enters Week 13 on a sizzling 10-1 run on its top-rated over\/under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\">college basketball<\/a><a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0picks<\/a>\u00a0dating back to last season, and it is on a 6-0 roll on college basketball side picks. Anyone following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/college-basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\">college basketball<\/a><a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/college-basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\">betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen strong returns.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has simulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/college-basketball\/game-forecast\/NCAAB_20260131_UK@ARK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kentucky vs. Arkansas<\/a>\u00a010,000 times and just revealed its coveted men&#8217;s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/kentucky-vs-arkansas-odds-prediction-2026-sec-mens-college-basketball-picks-from-proven-model\/#ttag=01302026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_cbb_model_KentuckyArkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/college-basketball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">men&#8217;s college basketball odds<\/a> and men&#8217;s college basketball betting lines for Arkansas vs. Kentucky:<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky vs. Arkansas                                                                                                                                                                spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas -6.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky vs. Arkansas                                                                                                                                               over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>161.5 points<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky vs. Arkansas                         money line:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas -308, Kentucky +247<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky vs. Arkansas                                                                                                                                                                             picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/kentucky-vs-arkansas-odds-prediction-2026-sec-mens-college-basketball-picks-from-proven-model\/#ttag=01302026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_cbb_model_KentuckyArkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kentucky vs. Arkansas                                                                                                                                                                             streaming:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191260?irad=367782&amp;irmp=416484&amp;sharedid=HTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Fubo<\/a>\u00a0(Try for free) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New users can check out the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/bet365-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bet365 bonus code<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=bet365&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">get $200 in bonus bets after placing a $5 bet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>How to make Kentucky vs. Arkansas picks<\/p>\n<p>SportsLine&#8217;s model is going Over on the total (161.5 points). The Over has hit in eight of the last 10 head-to-head meetings, including in each of the last two. The Over has hit in three of Kentucky&#8217;s last six games, while the Over hit in six of the last 10 Arkansas games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The model projects the Wildcats to have three players register 10.4 points or more, including <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/players\/28954181\/otega-oweh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Otega Oweh&#8217;s<\/a> projected 19.9 points. The Razorbacks, meanwhile, are projected to have four players score 10.1 or more points, led by <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/players\/29106338\/darius-acuff-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darius Acuff Jr.<\/a>, who is projected to score 19.3 points. The model projects a combined total of 163 points as the Over clears in over 50% of simulations.<\/p>\n<p>The model also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/kentucky-vs-arkansas-odds-prediction-2026-sec-mens-college-basketball-picks-from-proven-model\/#ttag=01302026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_cbb_model_KentuckyArkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can only see that pick at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So who wins Kentucky vs. Arkansas, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/kentucky-vs-arkansas-odds-prediction-2026-sec-mens-college-basketball-picks-from-proven-model\/#ttag=01302026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_cbb_model_KentuckyArkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Kentucky vs. Arkansas spread to back, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kentucky Wildcats look to rebound from a big loss when they battle the 15th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724],"tags":[598,7,217,59401,59378,77644,77646,77645,3075],"class_list":{"0":"post-572784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-arkansas-razorbacks","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-college-basketball","11":"tag-college-basketball-odds","12":"tag-college-basketball-picks","13":"tag-kentucky-arkansas-odds","14":"tag-kentucky-arkansas-picks","15":"tag-kentucky-arkansas-prediction","16":"tag-kentucky-wildcats"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115989397158348246","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}