Kentucky vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs Prediction, Line, and Picks - November 17 | NCAA Basketball Season 2022

Duquesne v Kentucky
Antonio Reeves laying the ball up

We will have an interesting game taking place on Thursday, November 17th, as the South Carolina State Bulldogs take on the fourth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in this non-conference NCAA Men's Basketball matchup.

The Bulldogs are a putrid 0-3 this year and are coming off a 96-71 road loss on Monday. The Wildcats are 2-1 so far and are coming off an 86-77 double-overtime neutral site loss against the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday.


South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Betting Odds

TeamSpreadTotal
South Carolina State Bulldogs+40.5 (-110)O 145.5 (-110)
Kentucky Wildcats-40.5 (-110)U 145.5 (-110)

South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Match Details

Fixture: South Carolina State Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats

Date and Time: Thursday, November 17, 7:00 p.m. ET

Venue: Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY


South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Key Stats

The Bulldogs have been scoring decently this season as they are scoring 69.7 points per game while shooting 39.5 percent from the floor. Sophomore guard Lesown Hallums is averaging 12.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.7 blocks, and 1.3 steals in 24 minutes on the court. The rest of the team needs to be able to do well around him if they want to attempt to pull off a massive upset.

Their defense has been brutal as they are allowing 85.3 points per game and have to work on being better on that side of the court. As of this point, they are averaging 3.3 blocks and six steals per game up to this point.

The Wildcats have been doing outstandingly well offensively as they have scored 83 points this season. They also had a great shooting percentage of 46.1 up to this point. Senior guard Antonio Reeves has been doing decent, putting up 15 points, 1.7 rebounds, one assist, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks while playing 25 minutes per game.

The Wildcats' defense has done pretty well, as they are 160th in the sport with 67 points per game. They are doing pretty well statistically as they have recorded eight blocks per game while also averaging 10.3 steals so far.

South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Best Picks and Prediction

These programs are obviously nowhere near one another and the Wildcats should absolutely dominate throughout the game. They are an incredible offense and we have a common game against Duquesne to compare. SC State lost by 25 points while the Wildcats won by 25 points, with a difference of 50 points.

Pick: Wildcats -40.5 (-110)

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