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Kentucky opens as a 7.5-point favorite vs. LSU

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Kentucky is a solid favorite at home against the LSU Tigers on Wednesday.

With early lines starting to roll out for tomorrow’s matchups, the Wildcats have opened as 7.5-point favorites by Vegas Insider and DraftKings. The over/under has also been set at 142 total points.

The Wildcats are 13-14-0 against the spread this season and 9-7-0 at home, while the Tigers are 16-11-0 overall and 4-5-0 on the road.

TeamRankings.com, a system that generates predictions using objective mathematical models, projects Kentucky to come out on top by an average score of 74.3 to 66.5. The ESPN Basketball Power Index gives Kentucky an 80.6 percent chance to win at home.

Elsewhere, Barttorvik projects a 76-66 win for Kentucky in the revenge matchup, while KenPom picks the Cats to win 75-66.

Kentucky will take on LSU at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN, with Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) on the call.

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