Kentucky vs. Ole Miss odds, prediction: 2026 college basketball picks for Jan. 24 from proven model

The Saturday SEC basketball schedule tips early as the Kentucky Wildcats host the Ole Miss Rebels. The game has been moved one hour earlier than originally planned due to an incoming winter storm. The Wildcats are 13-6 overall with a 4-2 mark in the SEC after winning their last four. Ole Miss is 11-8 and 3-3 in conference play. 

Tipoff from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., is set for 11 a.m. ET. The Wildcats are 10.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 144.5 in the latest Kentucky vs. Ole Miss odds. Before making any Ole Miss vs. Kentucky picks, check out the men's college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and it enters Week 12 on a sizzling 10-1 run on its top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen strong returns. 

Now, the model has simulated Ole Miss vs. Kentucky 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men's college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several men's college basketball odds and men's college basketball betting lines for Kentucky vs. Ole Miss:

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How to make Kentucky vs. Ole Miss picks

After simulating Ole Miss vs. Kentucky 10,000 times, SportsLine's model is going Over on the total (145.5 points). Kentucky has seen three of its past four games clear the total, including wins over Tennessee and Texas in the past week. Three of the past five Ole Miss games have gone Over, and the Rebels are 11-8 to that side of the total this season.

The model is projecting 10 players to have at least 8.0 points in the simulations, with Malik Dia (17 points) pacing the Rebels and Otega Oweh leading Kentucky with 19.4. The model is projecting 157 combined points as the Over hits 82% of the time.

The model also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see that pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Ole Miss vs. Kentucky, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times, and find out.