Kentucky Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/27/26

The Kentucky Wildcats will travel to Nashville on Tuesday night for an SEC matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores. These two programs are trending towards another NCAA Tournament appearance this season. The Commodores started league play a perfect 3-0 and have since moved to 4-3 with losses Texas, Florida and Arkansas. The Wildcats started slow but have been playing much better basketball as of late. They look to be trending in the right direction, so I will back Kentucky in this one.

The spread is currently set at Kentucky +6.5 and I expect them to cover that. They have won five straight games since starting conference play 0-2, including a big road win against Tennessee. Kentucky’s size could bother a Vanderbilt team that is ranked just #228 nationally in average height. I do not expect Vanderbilt to get many offensive rebounds, and I see Kentucky getting to the line at a high rate. The Commodores do not play great interior defense without fouling and I believe Kentucky will ultimately take advantage. Since January 1^st, Vanderbilt is ranked #341 in offensive rebounding percentage and their defense is ranked #233 in two-point defense, according to Bart Torvik. Give me Kentucky to cover here.

*Kentucky +6.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at +5*