Arkansas vs. Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 31

The No. 15 Arkansas Razorbacks (16-5, 6-2 SEC) host the Kentucky Wildcats (14-7, 5-3 SEC) at Bud Walton Arena, tipping off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The Wildcats are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 161.5.

Arkansas is coming off of an 83-79 victory over Oklahoma in its most recent outing on Tuesday. In the win, Darius Acuff Jr. paced Arkansas with 21 points. Kentucky enters this game after an 80-55 loss to Vanderbilt on Tuesday. Otega Oweh's team-high 20 points paced Kentucky in the loss.

Arkansas vs. Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Spread favorite: Arkansas -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Arkansas -309
• Moneyline underdog: Kentucky +247
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

How to watch Arkansas vs. Kentucky

• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Arkansas vs. Kentucky

• Arkansas and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Saturday's over/under of 161.5 points 14 times this season.
• This season, six of Kentucky's games have finished with a combined score higher than 161.5 points.
• The total for the contest of 161.5 is 9.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Razorbacks (89.3) and Wildcats (81.2).
• This matchup's total is 13.5 fewer points than the 148 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, Arkansas has had a 166.5-point over/under in its games this season, 5.0 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 9.5 points higher than the average over/under in Kentucky's games this season of 152.0.

Betting the Spread: Arkansas vs. Kentucky

• Arkansas is 14-7-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Razorbacks have an ATS record of 7-3 in their 10 games as a favorite of 6.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Kentucky is 8-13-0 this year.
• This year, the Wildcats won ATS in their only game as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.
• Arkansas is 9-3 against the spread, and 12-0 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 6.5-point favorite or greater, Arkansas is 6-3 ATS.
• Kentucky is 2-3 overall, with just one win against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Arkansas vs. Kentucky

• Arkansas has been listed as the moneyline favorite 13 times this season and has won all of those games.
• The Razorbacks have entered nine games this season favored by -309 or more, and won each of those games.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Arkansas has a 75.6% chance to win.
• Kentucky has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in five games this year and has walked away with the win one time (20%) in those games.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Wildcats this season with a +247 moneyline set for this game.
• Kentucky has an implied victory probability of 28.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.