Kentucky opens as a slight favorite vs. No. 6 Florida

Mark Pope during Kentucky's game vs. Louisville - Mont Dawson, Kentucky Sports Radio

Kentucky will enter SEC play as an early home favorite against No. 6 Florida. With the Gators coming to town for the early-morning tip-off in Lexington, the folks out in the desert give the slight nod to the Wildcats on Saturday.

By how many? Kentucky has opened as a 1.5-point favorite with the over/under set at 165.5 points. It’s about as close to a toss-up as Vegas could come up with — a moneyline bet for the Cats would cost you -115 compared to -104 for the Gators.

KenPom projects an 83-82 loss for Mark Pope’s squad while Bart Torvik sees UK coming away with an 83-82 win inside Rupp Arena. ESPN’s BPI likes the Cats by 3.0 points while giving the home team a 61.8 percent chance to pull off the win.

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No. 10 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Florida: How to Watch, Listen

Time: 11 a.m. ET
Television: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas)
Home Radio: UK Sports Network – 630 WLAP, iHeart Radio (Tom Leach, Goose Givens)
Online Radio: iHeart
Satellite Radio: Sirius 84
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

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