Colgate vs Kentucky Game Information

Colgate vs Kentucky Preview

No. 5 Kentucky (8-1, 6-0 at Home) hosts Colgate (2-8, 1-5 on Road) in an SEC-Patriot League conference mismatch in the Bluegrass State on Wednesday night. The Raiders come in on a 4-game losing streak, losing to Northeastern by 3 (78-75), Cornell by 17 (84-57), Sam Houston State by 4 (82-78), and Appalachian State by 22 (72-50). The Wildcats knocked off Gonzaga in Seattle in a great game this past weekend (90-89, OT) after suffering their first setback of the season a game earlier at Clemson (70-66). Last season, the Wildcats were one of 4 teams with a 13-5 record in SEC play last year and they finished 23-10 overall. In the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky, the No. 3-seed in the South Regional, was upset and eliminated by No. 14-seed Oakland (80-76). Who said Cats have nine lives?

Colgate Ready to Be Made into Mincemeat Pie?

Colgate (4-5-0 ATS, 3-6-0 O/U) earned an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament by winning the Patriot League Conference Tournament after an impressive 16-2 record in the league and a 25-10 mark overall. The Raiders are led by G Brady Cummins (11.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg), G Nicolas Louis-Jacques (10.9 ppg), F Jeff Woodward (9.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.0 apg), G Parker Jones (9.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg), G Jalen Cox (8.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.4 apg), G Chandler Baker (7.5 ppg), and F Sa Wright (7.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg). Colgate is averaging 67.1 ppg and has allowed 73.4 and average 13.5 Assists per game (Tied-#231) and an anemic 31.3 Rebounds Per Game (#389). The current Ken Pomeroy Rankings have the Raiders at No. 273.

Colgate Betting Trends

• Colgate has alternated ATS Wins/Losses the last 6 (WLWLWL)
• The Raiders are 4-2-0 ATS in their last 6 Road games
• Colgate is 0-2 SU, 1-1 ATS vs Power 4 Conference teams (SYR, NC ST)
• The Under is 6-3-0 Bulldogs in the Raiders last 9 games overall
• Colgate is 1-6-0 SU on the Road (Win vs UNCW, 72-59)

Kentucky Elated After Win at Mighty Gonzaga 

Like Colgate, Kentucky (5-3-1 ATS, 6-3-0 O/U) has been a solid Over team so far. The Wildcats have been very impressive, scoring over100 points 3 times already and knocking off Duke at the State Farm Champions Game at State Farm Arena on November 12 in Atlanta and aforementioned Gonzaga. The Wildcats now have six players averaging double-figures in Otega Oweh (15.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg), Lamont Butler (12.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.9 apg), Koby Brea (11.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Jaxson Robinson (12.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Andrew Carr (11.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Amari Williams (10.1, 9.3 rpg). Mark Pope has done a nice job so far in Lexington and adding Transfers Oweh (Oklahoma), Butler (San Diego State), Carr (Wake Forest), Williams (Drexel), Ansley Almonor (6.6 ppg, Fairleigh Dickinson), Kerr Kriisa (West Virginia) and Brandon Garrison (Oklahoma State) means his roster is loaded. The current Ken Pomeroy Rankings have the Wildcats ranked at No. 9.

Kentucky Betting Trends

• The Over is 23-11 in Kentucky’s last 34 games
• The Wildcats were 18-15-0 ATS in 2023-24
• Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
• The Wildcats Team Total Over is 22-11 the last 33 (+9.40 Units, 25% ROI)
• The Over is 4-2 in the Wildcats last 6 games
• Kentucky is 1-3-0 ATS the last 4 games

Colgate vs Kentucky Prediction

With Colgate getting annihilated so many times already this season—by 17 to Drexel, by 23 to NC State, by 22 to Appalachian State, and by 27 to Cornell—it’s hard not to see a 30-point-plus blowout here at Rupp Arena with the Wildcats having such a deep bench and players 6-12 wanting to get their fair share of points and (Playing Time). Before things get really serious with SEC Conference play kicking in, Kentucky will want to just keep improving its résumé, and this one may be a good one to back in the First Half market as well. In the loss to Cornell, the Raiders trailed by 22 points (54-32) after the first 20 minutes of play. This may be another game where the leading Scoring Offense in the nation (92.1 ppg) surpasses the 100-point mark and if Colgate can get beyond 60, well good for them? This Colgate vs Kentucky NCAAB pick will look for the Home Favorites to open up a holiday-sized can of whoop ass on the defending Patriot League champions. 

Kevin’s Pick: Kentucky -30.5