Kentucky vs. Missouri Prediction: Missouri Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [3/8/2025]

Missouri and Kentucky will lock horns in college basketball action at Mizzou Arena on Saturday, with tipoff at 12:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Missouri as the most likely winner of today's game.

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"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Kentucky-Missouri game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Missouri is more likely to win, while Kentucky has a lower chance of victory."

For a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Kentucky vs. Missouri predictions page.

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Kentucky vs. Missouri Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Kentucky and Missouri 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Missouri a 72% chance of defeating Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Missouri winning 86-79.

According to our model, Missouri (-6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 170.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Kentucky vs. Missouri Odds

We have sourced the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Kentucky	Missouri
Spread	+6.5 (-108)	-6.5 (-102)
Moneyline	+225	-240
Total	o170.5 (-115)	u170.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Our model's strongest edge in today's Kentucky vs. Missouri matchup is on the spread.

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Kentucky vs. Missouri Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball game between Missouri and Kentucky at Mizzou Arena is scheduled to start at 12:00PM ET.

• Who: Kentucky vs. Missouri
• Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
• Time: 12:00PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: Mizzou Arena

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Kentucky vs. Missouri matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Missouri, with a 72% win probability, will likely beat Kentucky on Saturday.

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