The Kentucky Wildcats will be trying to slam the Lafayette Leopards on Friday when the teams tip off at Rupp Arena in college betting action.

The Wildcats bring a 1-1 record (0-2 ATS) to this tilt against the 1-1 Leopards, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Kentucky go 2-0 so far and the Leopards go 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 2 (Wildcats) and the No. 313 (Leopards) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-74 result in favor of the Wildcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Kentucky's No. 232-rated squad against Lafayette's No. 270-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Kentucky rates No. 210 in the country with 5 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 70 nationally with 8 per match.

Defensively, Lafayette features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. Kentucky, meanwhile, comes in at No. 179 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Lafayette, they were a 98-94 Sportsbook as they battled Long Island at home. Dan Trist poured in a team-high 30 points for Lafayette on Monday, as they defeated Long Island 98-94 at Kirby Center.

Last time out for Kentucky, they were a 75-68 loser as they battled Duke on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point underdog. The Blue Devils got 23 points from Seth Curry as Duke ran past Kentucky 75-68 on Tuesday at Georgia Dome.


Kentucky Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
Before playing Morehead State are 2-1
After playing Duke are 2-1
After a loss are 9-1

A few Leopards at Wildcats trends to consider:
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kentucky is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kentucky's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kentucky's last 7 games at home


Next up:
Lafayette at Morehead State, Sunday, November 18
Kentucky home to Morehead State, Wednesday, November 21