Indiana Hoosiers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

The Kentucky Wildcats (6-4) will go up against the Indiana Hoosiers (8-2) at Rupp Arena on Saturday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Penn State and went home with a win by a final score of 113-72 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Hoosiers walked away with 20 and Penn State had 18 personal fouls. They also made 5 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Penn State finished shooting 68.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 22 shots. Additionally, Penn State grabbed 17 boards (4 offensive, 13 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Penn State earned 6 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Indiana allowed 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 30 dimes for the contest while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Hoosiers knocked down 12 of 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 68.9% FG percentage (42 out of 61) and made 17 of their 31 three-point attempts.

Lamar Wilkerson is one guy who came through for the matchup. He recorded 44 points on 16 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 24 minutes played and collected 4 boards. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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Indiana heads into this one with a record of 8-2 so far this season. They average 88.2 points per contest (32nd in the nation) while hitting 50.3% from the field. The Hoosiers are connecting on 38.2% on shots from distance (110 of 288) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 36.2 boards per contest and has totaled 204 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 8th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Hoosiers are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are 39th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 100 conceded for the campaign. The Hoosiers are giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (225 of 574) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 32.6% on 3-point shots while they are 58th in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.9).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 103-67 when they played North Carolina Central. The Wildcats were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. North Carolina Central had 12 fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.9%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Kentucky converted 12 out of 29 attempts (41.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 39 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.9%. The Wildcats allowed North Carolina Central to convert 24 out of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.1% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 31.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 19 and ended up going 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). In reference to how they rebounded, Kentucky permitted North Carolina Central to get 21 in total (4 offensive).

Jasper Johnson ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the matchup. He had 22 points in his 19 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists for this contest. He converted 6 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Kentucky has a win-loss record of 6-4 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks 66th in college hoops. Kentucky has scored 855 points this season (85.5 per contest) and they pull down 42.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 19.1 times per contest (19th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 15.3 fouls per game while shooting 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense gives up 29.7% on three-point shots (76 of 256) and their opponents are knocking down 67.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.5 assists and 33.3 boards every game, which is 259th and 128th in the country. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 60th in the country in points given up per game with 67.0. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the floor (36th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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