The No. 5 LSU Tigers (14-0) will attempt to continue a 14-game winning streak when they host the No. 11 Kentucky Wildcats (13-1) at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The Wildcats have won six games in a row.

How to watch Kentucky Wildcats vs. LSU Tigers

• Venue: Pete Maravich Assembly Center
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Streaming: Fubo (Stream now)
• TV: SEC Network+
• Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.

Kentucky vs. LSU odds

• Spread: LSU -13.5 (-114), Kentucky +13.5 (-114)
• Favorite Moneyline: LSU -719
• Underdog Moneyline: Kentucky +497
• Total: 152.5
• Total Over Odds: -105
• Total Under Odds: -115

Odds provided by BetMGM.

Stats to know

• LSU’s +775 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 55.4 points per game) is a result of scoring 108.0 points per game (first in college basketball) while allowing 52.6 per contest (12th in college basketball).
• LSU makes 5.9 three-pointers per game (208th in college basketball) at a 38.8% rate (eighth-best in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 its opponents make while shooting 26.0% from beyond the arc.
• Kentucky outscores opponents by 31.2 points per game (posting 81.4 points per game, 26th in college basketball, and giving up 50.2 per outing, third in college basketball) and has a +437 scoring differential.
• Kentucky makes 9.3 three-pointers per game (19th in college basketball) at a 32.0% rate (133rd in college basketball), compared to the 4.7 per game its opponents make, at a 27.7% rate.

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