Kentucky opens as a heavy favorite vs. Jackson State

Jackson State Tigers head coach Mo Williams looks down his sideline in the first half of the NCAA Men‚Äôs Basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the Jackson State Tigers at the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Xavier led 40-25 at halftime. (Syndication: The Enquirer)

The oddsmakers are not only high on Kentucky‘s chances to pull off a comfortable win inside Rupp Arena on Friday, they’re confident in a blowout.

The Wildcats have opened as 34.5-point favorites against Jackson State, who enters the matchup 0-5 on the season with losses at Houston, High Point, Xavier, Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky. Their closest margin of defeat? Nine points — although they did keep it interesting in a 13-point loss to the Commodores.

FanDuel, ESPNBet and BetMGM have Kentucky listed as 34.5-point favorites while DraftKings has it at -35 and Circa Sports Kentucky is the highest on the Cats at -35.5.

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The point total has been set at 159.5 points.

How to Watch, Listen

At long last, the final streaming-only game is here for the Wildcats. After a long run of subscription-based broadcasts, everything from this point forward will be televised. Get those computers set up one last time this evening and then we can set them aside again until next year.

No. 9 Kentucky (4-0) vs. Jackson State (0-5)
7 p.m. ET | Friday, Nov. 22 | Rupp Arena (Lexington, KY)

Streaming: SEC Network+/ESPN+ (Andrew Kappes, Cameron Mills)
Home Radio: UK Sports Network – 630 WLAP, iHeart Radio (Tom Leach, Goose Givens)
Online Radio: iHeart
Satellite Radio: Sirius 106 or 191
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

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