Kentucky vs Robert Morris College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/12/2021
Robert Morris Colonials (0-1) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (0-1)
November 12, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Kentucky Wildcats -24.5 / Robert Morris Colonials +24.5; Over/Under: +144
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The Robert Morris Colonials and the Kentucky Wildcats meet in college basketball action from Rupp Arena on Friday night.
The Robert Morris Colonials will be looking for a massive road upset after starting the year with a 69-59 loss at the hands of UCF last time out. Enoch Cheeks and Rasheem Dunn each had 12 points with Cheeks logging a team-high 10 rebounds for the double-double while Dunn had 5 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists. Kahliel Spear added 10 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists of his own to finish off the trio of double-digit scorers for Robert Morris in the loss. As a team, Robert Morris shot 31.8% from the field, 17.4% from three and 93.8% from the foul line in defeat.
The Kentucky Wildcats will be out to bounce back from a 79-71 loss at the hands of Duke in their season opener. Oscar Tshiebwe led the Wildcats with 17 points on 8 of 14 shooting with a team-high 19 rebounds including 12 offensive boards and a pair of blocks for the double-double while Sahvir Wheeler had 16 points with a team-high 10 assists for a double-double of his own as the lone pair of double-digit scorers for Kentucky in the loss. Kellan Grady, Tyty Washington Jr. and Keion Brooks Jr. each had 9 points as well in the losing effort for the Wildcats. As a team, Kentucky shot 37.7% from the field, 38.9% from three and 85.7% from the foul line in the losing effort.
Robert Morris is 3-10-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 road games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 Friday games. Kentucky is 5-16-2 ATS in their last 23 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games while the over is 6-0-1 in their last 7 games following a loss.
I get why the boatload of points is worth a look, but realistically, the Colonials hanging around with Kentucky and hanging around with UCF are two different things. UCF let Robert Morris hang around in that game and after Kentucky was left disappointed with their result against Duke, I think Coach Cal will have his guys ready to take out some frustration on Robert Morris. Give me the Wildcats in a beatdown.
