South Carolina vs. Kentucky Prediction: Kentucky Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/8/2025]

Kentucky and South Carolina will meet in college basketball action at Rupp Arena on Saturday, with tipoff at 12:00PM ET.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our leading predictive model gives Kentucky an 84% chance of beating South Carolina. Our predicted final score has Kentucky winning 81-70.

According to our model, Kentucky (-10.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 151.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

South Carolina vs. Kentucky Odds

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

Bet Type	South Carolina	Kentucky
Spread	+10.5 (-102)	-10.5 (-115)
Moneyline	+475	-650
Total	o151.5 (-105)	u151.5 (-108)

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

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South Carolina vs. Kentucky Picks and Best Bets

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

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South Carolina vs. Kentucky Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Kentucky and South Carolina at Rupp Arena is scheduled to commence at 12:00PM ET.

• Who: South Carolina vs. Kentucky
• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 12:00PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: Rupp Arena

Dimers.com's full preview of Saturday's South Carolina vs. Kentucky matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Kentucky, with an 84% win probability, will likely beat South Carolina on Saturday.

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