Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Predictions - Feb. 28

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SEC action features the Kentucky Wildcats (18-10, 9-6 SEC) at home against the No. 25 Vanderbilt Commodores (22-6, 9-6 SEC) on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET.

Saturday's matchup between the Wildcats and the Commodores features the Wildcats as close 1.5-point favorites. The over/under is 157.5 points for the game.

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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, February 28, 2026
  • Game time: 2 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Location: Lexington, Kentucky
  • Arena: Rupp Arena

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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Kentucky (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Kentucky (-120), Vanderbilt (-102)
  • Total: 157.5 points

Pick ATS:Vanderbilt (+1.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (157.5)
  • Prediction: Kentucky 79, Vanderbilt 78

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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Comparison

Kentucky Rank Kentucky Stat Vanderbilt Stat Vanderbilt Rank
71st 80.9 Points Scored 87.3 12th
137th 72.4 Points Allowed 73.9 188th
67th 15.9 Assists 16.6 43rd
78th 10.0 Turnovers 8.8 9th
114th 46.4% Field Goal % 48.0% 41st
51st 41.6% Field Goal % Allowed 41.8% 60th

Kentucky Key Players

  • The Wildcats scoring leader is Otega Oweh, who averages 17.5 per contest to go with 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
  • Malachi Moreno is Kentucky's leading rebounder, pulling down 6.6 per game, while Denzel Aberdeen is its best passer, distributing 3.3 assists in each contest.
  • The Wildcats get the most three-point shooting production out of Collin Chandler, who knocks down 2.1 threes per game.
  • The Kentucky steals leader is Oweh, who averages 1.8 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Moreno, who compiles 1.7 rejections per contest.

Vanderbilt Key Players

  • The Commodores' Tyler racks up enough points (18.5 per game) and assists (5.2 per game) to top the squad's leaderboards.
  • Devin's stat line of 6.9 rebounds, 10.5 points and 1.4 assists per game secures the top spot on the Vanderbilt rebounding leaderboard.
  • Tyler Nickel is dependable from distance and leads the Commodores with 3.2 made threes per game.
  • Duke Miles (2.7 steals per game) is the steal leader for Vanderbilt while Jalen Washington (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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