Brown vs Kentucky Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/31/24

The Brown Bears and the Kentucky Wildcats meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Rupp Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Brown vs. Kentucky prediction.

Brown Recap

The Brown Bears come into this game fresh off of a loss to another national power, losing to Kansas last time out by a final score of 87-53. After this game, Brown will head home for a tune-up game ahead of conference play against subdivision Johnson & Wales.

Bears Looking For Massive Upset

Kino Lilly Jr. leads the Bears in scoring and assists with 20 PPG and 3.6 APG while Landon Lewis has 13.9 PPG and 7 RPG as well this season. Aaron Cooley has chipped in 12.5 PPG and a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead Brown in rebounding while Alexander Lesburt Jr. has 10.2 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Brown up to this point in the year. As a team, Brown is averaging 72.8 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 34.3% from behind the three-point line, and 64.7% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Brown Bears will win

• Brown has won six of its last seven games.

Kentucky Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats enter this game looking to bounce back after an 85-65 loss to Ohio State over a week ago on a neutral floor. After this game, Kentucky will kick off conference play at home when they welcome the high-powered Florida Gators to town.

Wildcats Looking To Take Out Frustration After Loss To Buckeyes

Otega Oweh leads the Wildcats in scoring with 16.2 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Koby Brea has 11.8 PPG with 3.6 RPG. Lamont Butler’s added 14 PPG with a team-high 4.2 APG to lead Kentucky in assists and Jaxson Robinson has added 12.3 PPG with 4.2 RPG as well this season. Andrew Carr has 11.1 PPG with 6.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Kentucky up to this point in the season, while Amari Williams has added 9.8 PPG with a team-leading 9 RPG to lead the Wildcats in rebounding so far this season. As a team, Kentucky is averaging 89.1 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three, and 73.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kentucky Wildcats will win

• Kentucky has won each of its last 12 games at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Brown’s last eight Tuesday road games against non-conference opponents has produced a total of 153 or fewer points.
• Each of Kentucky’s last four day games at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center has produced a total of 172+ points.

Brown vs. Kentucky Prediction

I’m with Kentucky here. Brown was on a respectable run of form prior to the loss to Kansas, and while I’m not going to dock points from Brown for losing to the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse, as a lot of teams are going to go to Kansas and fall short just the same, it doesn’t inspire any confidence in me that the Bears are going to be able to go on the road in a tough road environment in Lexington and be able to compete here. Kentucky is usually a solid team to back in these matchups against inferior competition at home, and I think the Wildcats put a hurting on Brown when all is said and done here. Give me the Wildcats in a beatdown laying the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Kentucky -24