ESPN predicts every matchup on Kentucky basketball's conference slate

ESPN predicts the Cats to go 13-5 in SEC play.

Andrew Stefaniak | Dec 26, 2023

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Now that the holidays are past us and we are nearing the start of the new year, it's the perfect time to start thinking about the SEC schedule and how the Cats could fare in the gauntlet of conference play.

ESPN's matchup predictor put out their numbers for what they think Kentucky's record will be in SEC play.

Let's take a look at these numbers and see how the Cats will do in conference play.

@ Florida

Kentucky has a 35.6% chance to win.

Missouri

Kentucky has a 85.1% chance to win.

@ Texas A&M

Kentucky has a 27.1% chance to win.

Mississippi State

Kentucky has a 68.9% chance to win.

Georgia

Kentucky has a 83.3% chance to win.

@ South Carolina

Kentucky has a 60.9% chance to win.

@ Arkansas

Kentucky has a 51.1% chance to win.

Florida

Kentucky has a 68.7% chance to win.

Tennessee

Kentucky has a 51.1% chance to win.

@ Vanderbilt

Kentucky has a 83.4% chance to win.

Ole Miss

Kentucky has a 82.4% chance to win.

@ Auburn

Kentucky has a 26.4% chance to win.

@ LSU

Kentucky has a 63.1% chance to win.

Alabama

Kentucky's Antonio Reeves (12) dunked a lob from Reed Sheppard (15) as the Louisville Cardinals and the Kentucky Wildcats faced off in their annual rivalry matchup at the KFC Yum Center in downtown Louisville on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. — © Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Kentucky has a 55% chance to win.

@ Mississippi State

Kentucky has a 38% chance to win.

Arkansas

Kentucky has a 82.3% chance to win.

Vanderbilt

Kentucky John Calipari coaches against Kentucky State in Rupp Arena. Nov. 2, 2023 — © Scott Utterback/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Kentucky has a 94.8% chance to win.

@ Tennessee

Kentucky has a 24.6% chance to win.

Overall SEC Record

ESPN believes the Cats will go 13-5 in SEC play. Looking at these numbers, I don't believe the Cats will lose on the road at Florida and Mississippi State. Kentucky could struggle and drop one or both of these games, but they are just much better than both of these squads. The road environment will be tough, but if Kentucky continues to play how they have, they will win these games. This ESPN matchup predictor puts a lot of stock into home/road, and all SEC basketball fans know playing on the road in the SEC is a big challenge.

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Published Dec 26, 2023

ANDREW STEFANIAK