What channel is Kentucky vs Oklahoma on today? UK basketball odds, TV schedule, game time

Posted by author February 26, 2025 Basketball

Kentucky basketball has never lost to Oklahoma in three meetings all time.

Tonight is different: The Wildcats and Sooners will square off for the first time as SEC foes at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma.

UK hopes tonight plays out the same way as the prior three matchups versus OU.

The most recent game between the two was part of the 2010 Maui Invitational. A then-top-10 Kentucky squad earned a 76-64 victory in a first-round contest behind a 29-point, 13-rebound performance from Terrence Jones.

In 1987, UK escaped with a 75-74 win on senior day at Rupp Arena, with Ed Davender (21 points) and Rex Chapman spurring the upset of No. 12 Oklahoma.

The first clash was mere months after World War II ended, as the Wildcats topped the Sooners, 43-33, in Lexington on Dec. 21, 1945.

Kentucky and first-year coach Mark Pope enter tonight’s game sporting an 18-9 overall record and a 7-7 mark in SEC play. UK is No. 23 in the new USA TODAY Coaches Poll and No. 17 in the AP Top 25 rankings. Oklahoma (17-10, 4-10) isn’t ranked in either poll.

Here’s what you need to know to follow today’s game from home:

UK and Oklahoma are slated to tip off at 9 p.m. today at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 2 ½-point road favorite (-102) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 162 ½ points (-105). The money line odds are Kentucky -142, Oklahoma +120.

The contest between the Wildcats and Sooners will air on SEC Network. Roy Philpott (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) will have the call.

Authenticated subscribers can access SEC Network via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app or ESPN+.

You also can stream ESPN on Fubo, which offers a free trial.

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington.

You can also listen online via UKAthletics.com.

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