Clemson vs Kentucky Prediction 12-3-24 College Basketball Picks

The Kentucky Wildcats and the Clemson Tigers meet Friday in college basketball action from Littlejohn Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Clemson vs Kentucky Prediction.

Kentucky Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats come into this game looking to improve on their 7-0 start to the year after a 105-76 win over Georgia State last time out. After this game, the Wildcats will have a marquee matchup against Gonzaga.

Wildcats Looking To Stay Unbeaten

Otega Oweh leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Koby Brea has 14.1 PPG with 3.9 RPG. Lamont Butler’s added 12.4 PPG with 3.7 APG and Amari Williams has 10 PPG with a team-high 10 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass by averaging a double-double per game. Jaxson Robinson has 12 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Andrew Carr has 10.7 PPG with 5.7 RPG to round out the scoring in double figures for Kentucky up to this point in the year. Kerr Kriisa has a team-high 4.3 APG to lead Kentucky in assists. As a team, Kentucky is averaging 96.7 PPG on 51.6% shooting from the field, 38.2% from three and 74.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Kentucky Wildcats will win

• Kentucky has won each of its last seven games.
• Clemson has lost 32 of its last 41 night games against AP-ranked opponents.

Clemson Recap

The Clemson Tigers come into this game looking to build on their 86-58 win over Florida A&M last time out. After this game, the Tigers will have their conference opener against Miami.

Tigers Win 4^th Straight

Chase Hunter has a team-high 16.4 PPG with 3 RPG and 2.4 APG while Viktor Lakhin has 11.1 PPG with 5.4 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass. Ian Schieffelin has 12.5 PPG with a team-high 11.6 RPG and 3.6 APG to lead the Tigers in rebounding and assists by averaging a double-double per game, capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for Clemson so far this season. Chauncey Wiggins also has 9.8 PPG and 2.9 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Clemson is averaging 79.4 PPG on 47.7% shooting from the field, 39.6% from three and 73% from the foul line this season.

Why the Clemson Tigers will win

• Clemson has won each of its last 11 games against non-Conference opponents at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Clemson vs Kentucky Prediction

I’m on Kentucky here. I get the allure of backing Clemson at home and this line does look a bit light, but I think that’s because Clemson’s got a great record on the surface at home and did get a pair of solid neutral floor wins during feast week. At its core, Kentucky is the far more talented team and that talent goes a lot deeper than the top-three players on the team, and I think Kentucky has a coaching edge with Mark Pope over Brad Brownell. I’ll lay the points with Kentucky here.