The Ole Miss Rebels (16-6, 5-4 SEC) are at home in SEC play against the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 4-4 SEC) on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. In this preview, we take a look at the Ole Miss vs. Kentucky odds and lines for this contest.

The Rebels are a 4-point favorite against the Wildcats when the Rebels and Wildcats take the court. The matchup features a point total of 157.5.

Ole Miss is 13-9-0 against the spread this season compared to Kentucky’s 10-11-0 ATS record. A total of nine out of the Rebels’ games this season have gone over the point total, and 12 of the Wildcats’ games have gone over. The teams combine to score 164.9 points per game, 7.4 more points than this matchup’s total. Ole Miss is 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its last 10 games, while Kentucky has gone 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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How to watch Ole Miss vs. Kentucky

  • Game day: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN

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Kentucky at Ole Miss odds, spread and lines

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  • Spread: Ole Miss -4
  • Total: 157.5
  • Moneyline: Ole Miss -186, Kentucky +154

Ole Miss vs. Kentucky prediction

Ole Miss 79, Kentucky 76

Moneyline

Ole Miss

  • Ole Miss is 12-1 in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 92.3%).
  • The Rebels have played in 12 games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -186 or shorter and won each time.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, Ole Miss’ implied win probability is 65.0%.

Kentucky

  • This season, Kentucky has been listed as the underdog in four games but won them all.
  • The Wildcats have been at least a +154 moneyline underdog four times this season and won each of those games.
  • Kentucky has a 39.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Against the spread

  • Ole Miss has put together a 13-9-0 ATS record so far this year.
  • Kentucky has put together a 10-11-0 record against the spread this year.
  • The Rebels put up 77.7 points per game, only 1.2 more points than the 76.5 the Wildcats give up.
  • Ole Miss has a 10-2 record against the spread and a 9-3 record overall when putting up more than 76.5 points.
  • When Kentucky allows fewer than 77.7 points, it is 7-6 against the spread and 11-2 overall.
  • The Wildcats’ 87.2 points per game are 19.5 more points than the 67.7 the Rebels allow to opponents.
  • Kentucky has put together a 10-9 ATS record and a 15-4 overall record in games it scores more than 67.7 points.
  • Ole Miss is 13-8 against the spread and 16-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 87.2 points.

Over/Under

  • The Rebels have an average implied point total of 80.1 this season, which is 0.9 points lower than their implied total in Tuesday’s game (81).
  • So far this season, Ole Miss has put up more than 81 points in eight games.
  • The average implied point total on the season for the Wildcats (87.0) is 10.0 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (77).
  • This year, Kentucky has scored more than 77 points in 17 games.