Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 14

The No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats (2-1) host the Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-2) at Rupp Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 14, 2025. The Panthers are 38.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 149.5.

In its most recent matchup on Tuesday, Kentucky suffered a 96-88 loss to Louisville. In the loss, Denzel Aberdeen paced Kentucky with 26 points. Eastern Illinois' most recent contest was a 78-58 loss to Notre Dame on Tuesday. Kooper Jacobi totaled 20 points, three rebounds and zero assists for Eastern Illinois.

Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, November 14, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Kentucky -38.5
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

How to watch Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• TV Channel: SEC Network+
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Betting the Over/Under: Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Out of 36 games last year, Kentucky played 26 with more than 149.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under.
• Eastern Illinois played three games last year (10.3% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 149.5 points.
• The Wildcats and the Panthers combined to average 1.4 more points per game a season ago than the total of 149.5 set for this game.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 3.3 fewer points per game (146.2) last season than this game's over/under of 149.5 points.
• The average point total for Kentucky's games last year was 12.2 more points than the over/under of 149.5 in this matchup.
• Eastern Illinois' games in 2024 averaged an over/under of 135.5 points, 14.0 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois

• Kentucky put together an 18-18-0 record against the spread last season.
• Eastern Illinois covered 13 times in 29 games with a spread last season.
• Kentucky was 10-8 against the spread, and 15-3 overall, at home last year.
• Last season in away games, Eastern Illinois was 8-8 against the spread and 4-12 overall.