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

Posted by author March 8, 2025 Basketball

Heading into today’s regular-season finale, Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope sees similiarities in his foe, Missouri.

The Tigers, Pope said, “run a lot of the same actions” on offense as the Wildcats. And the Tigers “value spacing” offensively, too.

“I think they’re a really good team, and clearly, they’ve been terrific offensively,” Pope said of Missouri, which ranks among the top three nationally in free throws attempted (27.2) and made (19.8) per game, with both figures leading the SEC.

The Tigers also are first in the conference in bench points per game (36.73), field goal percentage (48.9) and effective field goal percentage (56.7) and are second in 3-point percentage at 37.3, a category where it trails UK by a hundredths of a percentage point.

“They have incredibly capable shooters that are dangerous,” Pope said. “They have really dangerous perimeter players.”

And then defensively, no team in the league pilfers the ball more often: Missouri averages 9.7 steals per outing.

“They’re one of the best steals teams in the country. But if you kind of dig deeper into the numbers, their transition is still prolific, even if you take out the steals numbers,” Pope said. “So they’re pushing in transition really hard.”

Both Kentucky (20-10, 9-8 SEC) and Missouri (21-9, 10-7) enter today’s tussle as ranked squads.

The Tigers are 19th in the USA TODAY Coaches poll and 15th in the Associated Press Top 25; the Wildcats are 24th and 19th, respectively.

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

UK and Missouri are slated to tip off at noon ET today at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 4 ½-point road underdog (-110) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 169 ½ points (-110). The money line odds are Kentucky +170, Missouri -205.

The contest between the Wildcats and Tigers will air on ESPN. Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analyst) will have the call.

Authenticated subscribers can access ESPN 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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