LSU Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Kentucky Wildcats (19-12) welcome the LSU Tigers (15-16) at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday in the SEC Tournament.

The LSU Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Texas A&M and went home with a loss by a final score of 94-91 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 23 and Texas A&M accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 33 shots from long range. Texas A&M finished the game at 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 32 attempts. On top of that, Texas A&M grabbed 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas A&M earned 10 dimes and had 17 steals in the game. With regard to defense, LSU let their opponent shoot 36.9% from the field on 31 out of 84 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Tigers made 21 of their 30 tries for a rate of 70.0%. LSU walked away from the game with a 44.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 70) and buried 8 of 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Max Mackinnon is a player who played a role in the game. He finished 35.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 48 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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LSU enters this game with a record of 15-16 this season. They are turning it over 11.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.7 fouls per contest. As a team, LSU is pulling down 36.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 460 dimes for the year, which is 130th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are connecting on 33.3% on shots from distance (212 of 636) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 81.4 pts per contest (64th in college) while shooting 47.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 87th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 386 relinquished on the campaign. The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (834 of 1,896) and they concede 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 302nd in the nation in opponents PPG (78.2).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 84-77 against Florida. The Wildcats were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Florida had 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Kentucky made 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 26 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.4%. The Wildcats allowed Florida to bury 28 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.9% for the contest. They finished shooting 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 18 and finished the game at 20 of 32 from the free throw line (62.5%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Kentucky permitted Florida to get 38 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Otega Oweh ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the game. He accumulated 28 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this contest. He buried 8 out of 21 for this contest for a rate of 38.1%, and added 5 rebounds.

Kentucky has a record of 19-12 for the year. The Wildcats are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they hit 72.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.2 times per contest (56th in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per contest. Kentucky has accounted for 2,518 points on the year (81.2 per contest) and they average 38.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is 100th in college hoops.

The Kentucky defense concedes 32.1% on shots from distance (239 of 744) and their opponents are converting on 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.2 dimes and 33.9 boards per contest, ranking them 253rd and 150th in those categories. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 181st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They have forced 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (71st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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