Kentucky vs. South Carolina Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 24

The Kentucky Wildcats (17-10, 8-6 SEC) are favorites, by 5.5 points, over the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-15, 3-11 SEC) on February 24, 2026 at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks are struggling right now, going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup's over/under is 148.5.

Kentucky is coming off of a 75-74 loss to Auburn in its most recent outing on Saturday. Otega Oweh scored a team-high 29 points for Kentucky in the loss. South Carolina's last game on Saturday ended in a 97-89 victory against Mississippi State. Meechie Johnson Jr. scored 21 points in South Carolina's win, leading the team.

Kentucky vs. South Carolina Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: Kentucky -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Kentucky -258
• Moneyline underdog: South Carolina +203
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

How to watch Kentucky vs. South Carolina

• TV Channel: SEC Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Kentucky vs. South Carolina

• This season, 18 of Kentucky's 27 games have gone over Tuesday's over/under of 148.5 points.
• In South Carolina's 27 games this season, 15 finished with more combined points than Tuesday's over/under of 148.5.
• The Wildcats average 81.2 points per game against the Gamecocks' 76.7, amounting to 9.4 points over the contest's over/under of 148.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 149.2 points per game, 0.7 more than this contest's over/under.
• On average, Kentucky has seen a 154.0-point over/under in its games this season, 5.5 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• South Carolina's games have an average over/under of 153.1 points this season, 4.6 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Kentucky vs. South Carolina

• Kentucky has played 27 games, with 13 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Wildcats have been installed as favorites by a 5.5-point margin or more 14 times and are 6-8 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, South Carolina is 13-14-0 this season.
• The Gamecocks have been underdogs by 5.5 points or more 11 times this year and are 7-4 ATS in those matchups.
• South Carolina is 11-6 overall, and 6-11 against the spread, at home.
• At home, South Carolina is 4-5 ATS as a 5.5-point underdog or more.
• This season on the road, Kentucky is 4-4 against the spread and 3-5 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Kentucky vs. South Carolina

• Kentucky has entered the game as moneyline favorites 18 times this season and won 14, or 77.8%, of those games.
• This season, the Wildcats have won 10 of their 13 games, or 76.9%, when favored by at least -258 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 72.1% chance of a victory for Kentucky.
• South Carolina has come away with two wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Gamecocks have a mark of 1-10 in contests where sportsbooks give them odds of +203 or worse on the moneyline.
• South Carolina has an implied victory probability of 33% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.