The No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats look to stretch their home winning streak to 23 games when they meet the North Florida Ospreys in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon. The Ospreys (1-3), who tied for fourth in the Atlantic Sun East at 7-9 and were 11-20 overall a year ago, are coming off an 83-82 loss to Duquesne on Monday. The Wildcats (3-2), who tied for second in the SEC at 14-4 and were 26-8 overall in 2021-22, were beaten 88-72 by then-No. 2 Gonzaga on Sunday night.
The game from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., tips off at 4 p.m. ET. Kentucky is favored by 26.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points is set at 152 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).
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The model knows the Wildcats have six players averaging in double figures, led by senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe. Although he has only played in three of the Wildcats' first five games, he has scored at least 20 points in two of them and registered a double-double both times. In the loss at Gonzaga, Tshiebwe scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. He had 22 points and 18 rebounds in a double-overtime loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic on Nov. 15. For the season, he is averaging 16 points, 13.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, one assist and one steal per game.
The model also knows the Ospreys are led in scoring by Jarius Hicklen, who is averaging 15.3 points, 3.5 assists and three rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures in three of North Florida's four games, including a season-high 24 in the loss at Duquesne. He also had 19 points in a 75-67 loss at Washington. Last season, Hicklen averaged 12 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, and was one of the Osprey's top 3-point threats, connecting on 87 3-pointers in 30 games.
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