Kentucky vs. Clemson Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – December 3
Published 8:09 pm Monday, December 2, 2024
Tuesday’s contest features the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats (7-0) and the Clemson Tigers (7-1) clashing at Littlejohn Coliseum (on December 3) at 9:30 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 79-75 win for Kentucky.
According to our computer prediction, Kentucky is projected to cover the spread (2.5) against Clemson. The two teams are expected to come in below the 155.5 total.
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Kentucky vs. Clemson Game Info & Odds
- Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
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- Where: Clemson, South Carolina
- Venue: Littlejohn Coliseum
- Line: Kentucky -2.5
- Point total: 155.5
- Moneyline (to win): Kentucky -138, Clemson +115
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Kentucky vs. Clemson Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Kentucky 79, Clemson 75
Spread & Total Prediction for Kentucky vs. Clemson
- Pick ATS: Kentucky (-2.5)
- Pick OU: Under (155.5)
Kentucky is 4-3-0 against the spread this season compared to Clemson’s 4-4-0 ATS record. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Wildcats are 5-2-0 and the Tigers are 4-4-0. The two teams score 176.1 points per game, 20.6 more points than this matchup’s total.
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Kentucky Performance Insights
- The Wildcats’ +200 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 28.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 96.7 points per game (first in college basketball) while allowing 68.1 per outing (115th in college basketball).
- Kentucky ranks fifth in the country at 40.7 rebounds per game. That’s 8.3 more than the 32.4 its opponents average.
- Kentucky hits 11.1 three-pointers per game (12th in college basketball) at a 38.2% rate (41st in college basketball), compared to the 6.4 per game its opponents make at a 25% rate.
- The Wildcats record 113.3 points per 100 possessions (second in college basketball), while allowing 79.8 points per 100 possessions (26th in college basketball).
- Kentucky has come up on top in the turnover battle by two turnovers per game, committing 9.7 (45th in college basketball play) while forcing 11.7 (222nd in college basketball).
Clemson Performance Insights
- The Tigers are outscoring opponents by 16.5 points per game, with a +132 scoring differential overall. They put up 79.4 points per game (113th in college basketball) and give up 62.9 per outing (28th in college basketball).
- The 35.3 rebounds per game Clemson accumulates rank 91st in the nation, 7.4 more than the 27.9 its opponents grab.
- Clemson connects on 1.6 more threes per game than the opposition, 9 (95th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.4.
- Clemson has committed 11.1 turnovers per game (135th in college basketball), 2.8 fewer than the 13.9 it forces (84th in college basketball).
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