Kentucky vs Oklahoma Prediction 2/26/25 College Basketball Picks

The Kentucky Wildcats and the Oklahoma Sooners meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Lloyd Noble Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kentucky vs. Oklahoma prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have not met on the hardwood since the 2010 season.

Kentucky Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats come into this game looking to shake off a 96-83 loss at the hands of Alabama last time out to fall to 18-9 on the year. After this game, Kentucky will head home for a matchup with Auburn.

Wildcats Looking For Consistency

Otega Oweh leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 4.7 RPG while Koby Brea has 10.9 PPG with 3 RPG. Lamont Butler added 12.5 PPG with a team-high 4.6 APG to lead Kentucky in assists and Jaxson Robinson has added 13.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG as well this season. Amari Williams has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Kentucky up to this point in the season as the Wildcats’ leading rebounder, while Andrew Carr has added 9.8 PPG with 4.7 RPG so far this season. As a team, Kentucky is averaging 85.7 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three, and 73.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kentucky Wildcats will win

• Oklahoma has lost eight of its last nine night games against AP-ranked opponents.

Oklahoma Recap

The Oklahoma Sooners come into this game looking to build on their 93-87 win over Mississippi State last time out to sit at 17-10 on the year. After this game, Oklahoma will meet Ole Miss, Missouri, and Texas.

Sooners Looking To Build Momentum

Jalon Moore leads Oklahoma in scoring and rebounding with 17 PPG and 5.7 RPG while Jeremiah Fears has 15.9 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to lead the Sooners in assists so far this season. Duke Miles has 10.1 PPG with 2.1 APG and 1.6 SPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Oklahoma so far this season. Kobe Elvis has 7.8 PPG with 2.9 APG while Brycen Goodine has 8.1 PPG and Sam Godwin has 6.1 PPG and 5.4 RPG so far this season. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 77.7 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 36.2% from three, and 78.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Oklahoma Sooners will win

• The home team has won each of Kentucky’s last six games.
• Kentucky has lost each of its last four road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Forty-six of Oklahoma’s last 47 night games at Lloyd Noble Center have produced a total of 161 or fewer points.
• Thirty-nine of Kentucky’s last 44 road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 162 or fewer points.

Kentucky vs. Oklahoma Prediction

I’m with Kentucky here. I just think that the Wildcats are heads and shoulders the better team in this matchup, and one win for Oklahoma isn’t going to immediately make me forget about all of the recent struggles that the Sooners have had across the board to put themselves squarely on the bubble. Kentucky also could potentially have two of their best players back from injury for this game in Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson and those returns would be even better for Kentucky and far worse for Oklahoma here. I think that Kentucky finds a way to get it done here so give me the Wildcats laying the points on the road.