Kentucky Wildcats vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

Prediction published on 2/3/25, 3:00 PM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 2/3/25 at 3:05 PM in NCAA Men Picks

No. 25 Ole Miss will try to get back on the right side of the scoreboard Tuesday night when they host the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS. Tipoff for this SEC matchup is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and coverage for the game is on ESPN.

Ole Miss is a 2.5-point favorite despite losing four of their last five games. But to be fair, all four were against ranked teams (vs. No. 15 Mississippi State, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 22 Missouri, and No. Auburn), and they were competitive in every game. Guard Sean Pedulla turned in a 29-point game vs. Auburn, helping the Rebel get within a point in the second half only to fall short in the end. As for Kentucky, the Wildcats are experiencing their own run of bad luck, too, with losses in three of their last four games and only one to a ranked opponent (No. 4 Alabama, 102-97). However, they did manage to sandwich a 78-73 win over No. 8 Tennessee in between losses to Vanderbilt (74-69) and Arkansas (89-79). The loss to the Razorbacks dropped the Wildcats to 4-4 in conference play.