Kentucky vs Gonzaga Game Information

Kentucky vs Gonzaga Preview

No. 4 Kentucky (7-1) heads west to the Emerald City on Saturday night to face No. 7 Gonzaga (7-1) in a nice non-conference matchup between two of the best NCAA Basketball programs in the land. The Wildcats head in off a loss at Clemson (70-66) after winning 7 straight against Wright State (103-62), Bucknell (100-72), No. 6 Duke (77-72), Lipscomb (97-38), Jacksonville State (108-59), Western Kentucky (87-68), and Georgia State (105 -76). The Bulldogs have won their last 2, topping Davidson (90-65) and Indiana (89-73) after losing their first game of the season to West Virginia (86-78, OT). Kentucky played at Gonzaga two years ago in 2022 when John Calipari was still the Head Coach and lost 88-72, failing to cover ATS as small 3.0-Point Road Underdogs in a game which went Over the the Total (155.5) by just 1.5 points.

Kentucky in Emerald City in Quest For Red Slippers

Kentucky (4-3-1 ATS, 5-3-0 O/U) has impressed so far, scoring more than 100 points 3 times already and knocking off Duke at the State Farm Champions Game at State Farm arena on November 12 in Atlanta. The Wildcats have five players averaging double-figures in Otega Oweh (16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Lamont Butler (12.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.9 apg), Koby Brea (12.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Jaxson Robinson (12.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg), and Andrew Carr (10.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg) with Amari Williams (9.9, 10.1 rpg) and Ansley Almonor (6.6) providing some nice depth. The Mark Pope Era in Lexington is off to a nice start with Calipari now at Arkansas and with so many dudes like Transfers Williams (Drexel), Butler (San Diego State), Almonor (Fairleigh Dickinson), Oweh (Oklahoma), and Carr (Wake Forest), Kerr Kriisa (West Virginia) and Brandon Garrison (Oklahoma State) the cupboard is full.

Kentucky Betting Trends

• The Over is 22-11 in Kentucky’s last 33 games (+9.85 Units, 27% ROI)
• The Wildcats were 18-15-0 ATS in 2023-24
• Kentucky is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
• The Wildcats Team Total Over is 22-11 the last 33 (+9.40 Units, 25% ROI)
• The Over is 5-3 in the Wildcats last 8 games
• Kentucky is 0-3-0 ATS the last 3 games

Gonzaga Will Have Their Hands Full With These Cats

Gonzaga (6-2-0 ATS, 6-2-0 O/U) has been a good ATS and Over team to start this season and had wins vs Baylor (101-63), Arizona State (88-80), UML (113-54), San Diego State (80-67), and Long Beach State (84-41) before losing to the Mountaineers. The Zags are led by F Graham Ike (13.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg), G Khalif Battle (13.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg), F Braden Huff (13.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg), G Nolan Hickman (11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg), and sparkplug G Ryan Nembhard (10.6 ppg, 10.8 apg) and have a nice Bench with G Michael Ajayi (7.6, 5.8 rpg), and F Ben Gregg (9.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and G Dusty Stromer (6.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg). Like Pope in Lexington, Gonzaga Head Coach Mark Few has a talented and deep roster.

Gonzaga Betting Trends

• Gonzaga is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games this season
• The Over is 3-0 in the Bulldogs last 3 games
• The Zags are #6 in NCAAB in Scoring Offense (90.4 ppg)
• The First Half Over is 21-15 in Gonzaga’s last 36 games (+3.75 Units, 9% ROI)
• Gonzaga ranks #6 in Assists per game (21.0)

Kentucky vs Gonzaga Prediction

The last time these two hardwood giants met on February 10, 2024, Gonzaga won at Kentucky, 89-85 and covered the 4.5-Point Spread and won outright in a meeting that went Over the 171.0 Total by just 3 points, so both recent meetings have been Over, but just barely. With the Wildcats No. 2 in the nation in Scoring (90.2 ppg) and Gonzaga No. 6, it’s hard to imagine a slow pace here and the question will be how will the oddsmakers make the Total. It seems a number around 166 to 171 may be in order. This Kentucky vs Gonzaga NCAAB pick will be to back the Over, expecting an F1 race pace in Seattle and what should be a great game to watch after the football is over.

Kevin’s Pick: Kentucky-Gonzaga Over 164.5